According to the 2010 Census, what percentage of the Unites States population is considered to be middle-aged?
a. 8%
b. 12%
c. 15%
d. 26%
D
You might also like to view...
A 71-year-old man is obese and has poorly controlled hypertension. The man states that while he has been a smoker since his teens, many of his peers have done likewise and still enjoy good health
Over the last 2 to 3 days, his wife has noted that he has become uncharacteristically forgetful and suspicious and he was found wandering outside his house last night. Which of the following health problems is his care team most likely to suspect? A) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease B) Alzheimer's disease C) Wernicke encephalopathy D) Vascular dementia
The nurse is caring for a patient with severe symptomatic intestinal amebiasis who has just completed a 10-day course of metronidazole [Flagyl]. Which medication would the nurse expect to be ordered for the patient?
a. Atovaquone [Mepron] b. Iodoquinol [Yodoxin] c. Nitazoxanide [Alinia] d. Pentamidine [Pentam]
A nurse is discussing the difference between stable and variant angina with a group of nursing students. Which statement by a student indicates the need for further teaching?
a. "Beta blockers are effective in stable an-gina but not in variant angina." b. "In both types of angina, prophylactic treatment is possible." c. "Variant angina is primarily treated with vasodilators to increase oxygen supply." d. "Variant angina is the result of increased oxygen demand by the heart."
When melatonin is used to induce sleep, the recommendation is that the patient:
1. Take 10 mg 30 minutes before bed nightly 2. Take 1 to 5 mg 30 minutes before bed nightly 3. Not take melatonin more than three nights a week 4. Combine melatonin with zolpidem (Ambien) for the greatest impact on sleep