The nurse gives a class at the local high school on the use of anabolic steroids. The nurse explains that one of the most serious and all too common side effects of using these drugs without a prescription and medical follow-up is what?
A) Renal stones
B) Death
C) Cirrhosis
D) Malignant hyperthermia
B
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Prolonged use of high doses may cause potentially life-threatening conditions, placing the patient at risk of death. Conditions such as peliosis hepatis, hepatic neoplasms, and hepatocellular carcinoma are often seen with high-dose street use of these drugs. Renal stones, cirrhosis, and malignant hyperthermia are not associated with the use of anabolic steroids.
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The nurse is preparing an educational session on phenylketonuria for a family whose neonate has been found to have the condition. Which statement indicates that teaching was effective?
1. "This condition occurs more frequently among Japanese people." 2. "We must be very careful to avoid most proteins, to prevent brain damage." 3. "Carbohydrates can cause our baby to develop cataracts and liver damage." 4. "The thyroid gland of our baby isn't functioning properly."
A patient has undergone testing in which a clinician has scraped a sample from the patient's skin lesion and fixed the sample to a slide. This patient most likely has which of the following integumentary health problems?
A) A viral skin disease B) A neoplasm C) A fungal infection D) An allergy
If the nurse can hear no breath sounds in the lower right lobe, the nurse would assess that the bronchus is:
1. partially filled with fluid. 2. narrowed by spasm. 3. partially filled with thick mucus. 4. completely obstructed.
With regard to the adaptation of other family members, mainly siblings and grandparents, to the newborn, nurses should be aware that:
a. Sibling rivalry cannot be dismissed as overblown psychobabble; negative feelings and behaviors can take a long time to blow over. b. Participation in preparation classes helps both siblings and grandparents. c. In the United States paternal and maternal grandparents consider themselves of equal importance and status. d. Since 1990 the number of grandparents providing permanent care to their grand-children has been declining.