In large metropolitan areas, patients who suffer from asthma will be affected by
A) Air pollution
B) Noise pollution
C) Radiation
D) Asbestos contamination
Ans: A
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The nurse is caring for a patient with aggressive behavior. The health care provider has ordered a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). The nurse is providing patient education related to the medication when the patient asks,
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A patient becomes flaccid with fixed and dilated pupils. The patient's ICP falls from 65 to 12 mm Hg. What should the nurse suspect is happening?
a. The patient is having a seizure. b. The patient's brain has herniated. c. The patient's cerebral edema is resolving. d. The patient is excessively dehydrated from the mannitol.