A patient is ordered to receive a nitrate to relieve stable angina. What side effect(s) will the nurse anticipate in a patient receiving this medication?
a. Nausea and vomiting
b. Increased blood pressure
c. Pruritus and skin rash
d. Pounding headache
ANS: D
The pounding headache is related to vasodilation of the cerebral vessels. Nitrates decrease blood pressure.
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A patient has a severe deficit of sodium and potassium. The nurse should expect impaired reabsorption of which substance in this patient?
A) Glucose B) Water C) Urea D) Chloride
The diagnosis of SIADH is made when which of the following conditions is present?
a. Decreased ADH level and hyperkalemia b. Decreased ADH level and hypernatremia c. Increased ADH level and serum ketones d. Increased ADH level and low serum osmolality
Divide 566.8 by 1,000
1. 5,668 2. 56.68 3. 5.668 4. 0.5668
Moist heat applications are used to
A) reduce tissue swelling. B) relax muscles. C) relieve pain. D) all of the above