A registered nurse is teaching a student nurse about the treatments given for sickle cell anemia. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates effective teaching?
1. "Hydroxyurea is used to cure sickle cell anemia."
2. "Acetaminophen is used to manage pain during vaso-occlusive episodes."
3. "Prednisone is used to treat spleen dysfunction in sickle cell anemia"
4. "Nitric acid is effective in decreasing vaso-occlusive episodes."
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Cigarettes contain carbon monoxide.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
This is an artificial scaffold used to prevent closure of an artery
A) stent B) catheter C) Holter monitor D) cardiac pacemaker
Deviation from the normal sinus rhythm:
A) angina B) arrhythmia C) defibrillation D) infarction