Which anticoagulant's mechanism of action involves an inhibition of platelet aggregation?
A. Heparin
B. Streptokinase
C. Warfarin
D. Aspirin
Answer: D
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a. "If you have been free of symptoms for 2 weeks you are cured." b. "You should get a rapid plasma reagin (RPR) just to make sure." c. "No case is considered cured until you have had three consecutive negative cervical smears." d. "To confirm your cure, you should get a Venereal Disease Research Lab (VDRL)."
A client receiving tamoxifen (Tamofen) asks how this therapy helps fight breast cancer. Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "This agent decreases estrogen levels. so the cancer stops growing." b. "The drug causes you to secrete testoste-rone, which limits cancer growth." c. "Tamoxifen kills estrogen-secreting cells and growth of blood vessels to cancer cells." d. "It blocks estrogen receptors, and this limits cancer cell growth."
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a. true b. false
During an assessment, the nurse learns that a patient sees a practitioner who is balancing the patient's qi and vital energy. Which type of medicine should the nurse document that the patient is using?
a. Ayurvedic medicine b. Naturopathic medicine c. American Indian medicine d. Traditional Chinese medicine