The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking tetracycline and has also been ordered to be treated with heparin. Based on this combination of medications, the nurse anticipates that the patient will experience:

A. decreased effect of the heparin
B. increased effect of the heparin
C. decreased effect of the tetracycline
D. increased effect of the tetracycline


A. decreased effect of the heparin

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Which clinical manifestation or condition indicates that treatment for hypokalemia is effective?

A. The client reports having a bowel movement daily. B. The client has gained 2 pounds during the past week. C. The client's ECG shows an inverted T wave. D. The client's fasting blood glucose level is 106 mg/dL.

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The client has broken ribs that penetrated through the skin as a result of a motor vehicle crash 3 days ago. The client now complains of increased pain, shortness of breath, and fever

Which assessment finding alerts the nurse to the possibility of a pleural effusion and empye-ma? A. Wheezing on exhalation on the side with the broken ribs B. Absence of fremitus at and below the site of injury C. Crepitus of the skin around the site of injury D. Absence of gastric motility

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Which causative agent is the primary cause of Barrett esophagus?

a. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) b. Eating hot, spicy foods c. Anorexia nervosa d. Esophageal polyps

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