A patient is discussing weight loss with a nurse. The patient says, "I will not eat for 2 weeks, then I will lose at least 10 pounds." What should the nurse tell the patient?
A) "What a good idea. Go ahead. That will jump start your weight loss!"
B) "Many people find that to be an ideal way to lose weight quickly and easily."
C) "That will increase your metabolic rate and help you lose weight."
D) "That will decrease your metabolic rate and make weight loss more difficult."
D
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1. "It may not always be necessary to take allergy medications to avoid these symptoms.". 2. "Since there are so many different triggers, it will be necessary to take allergy injections forever.". 3. "The only way to avoid these symptoms is to completely avoid the trigger.". 4. "Since this has only occurred once, I can be sure it is not allergic in nature.".
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a. 30 gtt/min b. 35 gtt/min c. 40 gtt/min d. 45 gtt/min
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