Which of the following statements regarding hepatitis is INCORRECT?
A. Most cases of hepatitis C are quite mild and patients recover fully without complications.
B. Some affected subjects experience loss of appetite, illness, and jaundice.
C. Patients with subclinical hepatitis can still transmit their illness to others.
D. Patients with hepatitis C may eventually develop cirrhosis and liver failure.
A
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A patient has swallowed a large amount of pills. Activated charcoal, an adsorbent, is ordered to reduce toxic absorption. For best use of this substance, what action does the nurse initiate?
A) Administer via nasogastric tube to increase the speed of administration. B) Verify that the ingested pills will be adsorbed by activated charcoal. C) Administer the charcoal 4 hours after the pills were ingested. D) Combine the charcoal with an emetic to increase elimination of toxins.
The placenta allows exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products between the mother and fetus by
a. Contact between maternal blood and fetal capillaries within the chorionic villi b. Interaction of maternal and fetal pH levels within the endometrial vessels c. A mixture of maternal and fetal blood within the intervillous spaces d. Passive diffusion of maternal carbon dioxide and oxygen into the fetal capillaries
Which illness has the characteristics of a chronic illness?
a. Lupus b. Bronchitis c. Chicken Pox d. Gastroenteritis
While working in the prenatal clinic, you care for a very diverse group of patients. When planning interventions for these families, you realize that the acceptance of the interventions will be most influenced by the:
1. educational achievement. 2. income level. 3. subcultural group. 4. individual beliefs.