What effects can be expected from sympathetic stimulation of the heart?
What will be an ideal response?
Sympathetic stimulation of the heart results in increased heart rate, force of contraction, conduction velocity, blood pressure, and cardiac output.
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A patient is taking trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ). To help the patient avoid the side effects associated with this drug, the nurse should encourage the patient to
a. take the medication with food. b. maintain adequate hydration. c. avoid the use of Tylenol. d. limit alcohol intake.
A nurse is reviewing medications prior to administration to infant patients. An infant has been receiving a drug for 8 days that undergoes significant renal excretion. For what should the nurse monitor the infant?
a. Allergy to the medication b. Signs and symptoms of toxicity specific to the medication c. Vomiting, diarrhea, and gastrointestinal upset d. Shrill cry and irritable behavior
During a preconceptual assessment, a couple tells the nurse they have a family history of sickle cell disease. Which statement made by the couple should the nurse recognize indicates the desire to participate in primary prevention?
A. "We need to see a genetics counselor to discuss the potential for having a child with sickle cell disease." B. "We need to both be treated for sickle cell anemia before we can have a baby." C. "We will have blood tests to determine if we are carriers for the disease." D. "We both do not have sickle cell disease, so there is a good chance that our baby will not have it."
Antiviral medications work by inhibiting or stopping a stage of viral replication. Which statements are descriptions of these stages?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. Choice 1. Attachment of the virus to the host cell Choice 2. Destruction of host cell DNA. Choice 3. Synthesis of the viral nucleic acid and proteins by the host cell Choice 4. Assembly of all viral components, structural proteins, enzymes, and nucleic acids Choice 5. Release of virions from the host cell