What is the drug of choice for treating malignant hyperthermia?
A. Dantrolene
B. Baclofen
C. Diazepam
D. Tizanidine
Answer: A
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1. The client should be educated on lifestyle modifications now to diminish the client's increased risk of developing stage 1 or stage 2 hypertension. 2. The client is at higher risk for developing stage 1 or stage 2 hypertension. The nurse will provide education on lifestyle modifications and anticipates the client will be started on medications at this visit. 3. The client is not at any higher risk for developing hypertension than anyone else and will therefore continue to be monitored periodically. 4. The client's blood pressure meets the criteria for stage 1 hypertension. In addition to educating the client on lifestyle modifications, the nurse anticipates no need to start medication unless the blood pressure continues to climb.
A 62-year-old smoker complains of “coughing up small amounts of blood,” so you consider hemoptysis. Which of the following should you also consider?
A) Intestinal bleeding B) Hematoma of the nasal septum C) Epistaxis D) Bruising of the tongue
The nurse is preparing a consent form for a client to sign before a procedure. Which of the following statements explains a characteristic of informed consent?
1. The client does not need autonomy to give consent. 2. Minors are permitted to give consent. 3. The client does not need to give consent if the situation is an emergency. 4. If the client is of legal age, he or she does not need the cognitive ability to understand.
What is the main purpose for obtaining a blood culture?
A) Detect bacterial invasion and the spread of the infection through the bloodstream B) Detect the spread of a viral infection in the cardiovascular system C) Test the glucose level of a patient with diabetes D) Determine the blood type of a patient undergoing a transfusion