Medications are typically started for angina patients when:
1. The first permanent EKG changes occur
2. The start of class I or II symptoms
3. The events trigger a trip to the emergency department
4. When troponin levels become altered
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The treatment of DKA involves a. extensive hydration. c. large doses of IV insulin. b. oral hypoglycemic agents. d. limiting food and fluids.
A client with a normal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level is reporting painful urination and the presence of blood in urine and semen. The nurse understands that the best option for management of this client includes which of the following?
A) Wait-and-see approach B) Continue to monitor PSA levels. C) Further evaluation D) Treat the symptoms.
A macrosomic infant is born after a difficult, forceps-assisted delivery. After stabilization, the infant is weighed, and the birth weight is 4550 g (9 pounds, 6 ounces). The nurse's most appropriate action is to
a. Leave the infant in the room with the mother. b. Take the infant immediately to the nursery. c. Perform a gestational age assessment to determine whether the infant is large for gestational age. d. Monitor blood glucose levels frequently and observe closely for signs of hypoglycemia.
Where in the body does blood receive oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide?
a. lymphoid cells c. capillary bed of al-veoli b. in the bone marrow d. hematopoiectic cells