How does progestin help to reduce the risk of endometrial cancer when added to estrogen replacement therapy?
A. It up regulates the number of estrogen receptors.
B. It down regulates the number of progestin receptors.
C. It up regulates the number of progestin receptors.
D. It down regulates the number of estrogen receptors.
Answer: D
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1. Help-seeking protestor 2. Help-rejecting protestor 3. Help-rejecting complainer 4. Help-seeking manipulator
The student nurse percusses the client's abdomen. Which of the following statements by the student nurse indicate that tympany is present?
1. "The sound is low-pitched, loud, and hollow-sounding.". 2. "It is a high-pitched, soft sound that doesn't last very long.". 3. "The sound is very loud and has a low tone. The sound has a long duration.". 4. "It sounds like a drum, loud and high-pitched.".
Infants and children are especially at risk for adverse reactions to medications, including age-specific adverse reactions and ineffective treatment, for which of the following reasons?
a. Drug companies make less money on pediatric clients than on other ages, so they do less research on drugs for this age group. b. Ethical constraints related to informed consent severely limit the amount of testing of most drugs used with the pediatric population. c. Mothers are a powerful lobbying group in Congress, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Food and Drug Administration. d. The response to medications varies significantly among children of similar weights and heights.
The nurse is managing care for a patient with a DVT (deep vein thrombosis) of the right calf. The patient receives heparin intravenously (IV). What is the priority outcome for this patient?
1. The patient will comply with dietary restrictions. 2. The patient will keep the right leg elevated on two pillows. 3. The patient will not disturb the intravenous infusion. 4. The patient will not experience bleeding.