Compare acetylsalicylic acid and acetaminophen as to action and nutritional complications
Acetylsalicylic acid has antiinflammatory and antipyretic results. Acetylsalicylic causes inflammation of the gastric mucosa while acetaminophen typically does not.
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The nurse is caring for a patient who is to undergo computed tomography (CT) of the kidneys and ureters. Which assessment finding by the nurse must be reported to the physician and radiologist before the patient has the procedure?
a. The patient is allergic to bananas and latex. b. The patient thinks that she might be pregnant. c. The patient has a family history of bladder cancer. d. The patient currently has a urinary tract infection.
An older adult client is brought to the emergency department with the complaint that he became overheated while sitting in the sun
The client states, "But I wasn't even perspiring!" What occurs with the older adult that decreases spontaneous sweating and makes him vulnerable to heat? A) Decrease in the number of eccrine glands B) Increase in the number of eccrine glands C) Decreased number of apocrine glands D) Increased number of apocrine glands
The nurse takes a blood pressure with the 65-year-old patient lying down and then again with the patient standing, with the resultant readings of 152/92 and 130/62. The nurse should record:
1. normal blood pressure for age. 2. orthostatic hypotension. 3. age-related hypertension. 4. exertional hypertension.
The nurse teaches a patient about self-care of two Jackson-Pratt drains after breast surgery. What does the nurse include in patient teaching?
a. Empty the drain every 2 hours and meas-ure the contents. b. Maintain a small, steady amount of ten-sion on the drain tubing. c. Record the amount removed from each drain separately. d. Keep the collection end of the drain lower than the patient's waist.