A client is being treated with carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet) as a treatment for Parkinson's disease. Which symptom indicates a positive response to the medication?
a. Increase in ability to remember name and recent events
b. Decrease in tremoring and bradykinesia
c. Acceleration of random movements
d. Decrease in metabolic rate and vital signs
ANS: B
Decreases in parkinsonian symptoms are positive responses to these medications.
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a. Edema b. Redness c. Pruritus d. Maceration
A child has a platelet count of 45,000/mm3 with petechiae and excessive bruising covering his body. The nurse is aware that these signs are clinical manifestations of:
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