Prednisone (Deltasone) is prescribed to control inflammation in a client with interstitial lung disease. During client teaching, the nurse stresses the importance of taking prednisone exactly as prescribed and cautions against discontinuing the drug abruptly. A client who discontinues prednisone abruptly may experience:
a) hyperglycemia and glycosuria.
b) acute adrenocortical insufficiency.
c) GI bleeding.
d) restlessness and seizures.
Answer: b) acute adrenocortical insufficiency.
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A) the need for immediate supplemental oxygen. B) appropriate vital signs for this infant. C) tachycardia and the possibility of shock. D) tachypnea and possible respiratory distress.
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A) forego listening to the boy's breath sounds. B) listen to the breath sounds regardless of the boy's reaction. C) have the boy watch as you listen to his father's lungs. D) tell the patient that you must listen to his lungs and then do it.
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a. cyanide b. ozone c. carbon monoxide d. carbon dioxide
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A. Low blood sugars B. Leukocytes C. Potential bleeding problems D. Anemia E. Inflammatory process