Which diuretic agents typically do not need potassium supplementation?
1. The loop diuretics
2. The thiazide diuretics
3. The aldosterone inhibitors
4. They all need supplementation
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The recommended daily dosage of Thorazine is 0.55 mg/kg/day in divided doses q6-8h. The child weighs 66 lb. Available: The number of milliliters given for each individual dose given q6h would be _______________
a. 30 mL b. 16.5 mL c. 4.1 mL d. 0.17 mL
A patient takes temazepam [Restoril] for insomnia. The patient tells the nurse that a recent telephone bill lists several calls to friends that the patient does not remember making. What will the nurse do?
a. Ask the patient about any alcohol con-sumption in conjunction with the benzo-diazepine. b. Contact the prescriber to request an order for a benzodiazepine with a shorter dura-tion. c. Reassure the patient that this is most likely caused by a paradoxical reaction to the benzodiazepine. d. Tell the patient that this is an example of anterograde amnesia, which is an expected effect of the benzodiazepine.
The nurse is assessing a patient with renal failure and notes fatigue, muscle cramps, confusion, and headache. Which laboratory abnormality corresponds with these findings?
a. Potassium of 3.3 mEq/L b. Sodium of 129 mEq/L c. Calcium of 8.2 mg/dL d. Chloride of 105 mEq/L
The largest salivary gland is located:
A) within the cheeks in front of the ear B) beneath the mandible at the angle of the jaw C) within the floor of the mouth under the tongue D) at the base of the tongue