Which of the following factors may affect a patient's risk for heart disease?
1) Age
2) Gender
3) Ethnicity
4) All of the above
ANS: 4
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a. "I should eat plenty of green, leafy vegetables while taking this drug." b. "I should take a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) instead of acetaminophen for pain or fever." c. "I will take cimetidine (Tagamet) to prevent gastric irritation and bleeding." d. "I will tell my dentist that I am taking this medication."
A patient with type 2 diabetes comes to the clinic after reading about Metformin in a magazine. Which of the following conditions that the patient also has would be a contraindication to taking Metformin?
a. Ketoacidosis b. Cirrhosis c. Hypoglycemic episodes d. All of the above
A child has been admitted to the hospital unit in congestive heart failure (CHF). Which symptom would the nurse anticipate upon assessment of the child?
1. Weight loss 2. Bradycardia 3. Tachycardia 4. Increased blood pressure
Bernice has a brain tumor and, as a result, has trouble with balance. Bernice's husband asks the nurse how her tumor could affect her balance
The nurse explains that the tumor is growing in the part of the brain that is responsible for balance, which is which of the following? A. Pons B. Cerebrum C. Cerebellum D. Hypothalamus