A patient is diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease. He has been prescribed clarithromycin (Biaxin). Which of the following organisms is this medication used to treat?
A) Streptococcus pneumoniae
B) Haemophilus influenzae
C) Mycobacterium avium complex
D) Helicobacter pylori
D
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A patient is admitted to the ICU with a history of general malaise for two weeks. A nurse does the initial assessment and suspects leukemia. What are the signs and symptoms that will identify if this patient has leukemia? Select all that apply
A) Anemia, general malaise, bleeding B) Tachycardia, hypotension and shortness of breath C) Hypertension, very high fever, and low heart rate D) Bone pain, headache, vomiting, papilledema
Hormone-replacement therapy for menopausal women helps reduce the incidence of:
1. varicose veins. 2. osteoporosis 3. hypertension 4. depression
When a patient informs the nurse that he is a Jehovah's Witness, the nurse must recognize and validate that the patient will not accept
A) Blood transfusions B) Traditional health practices C) Pain medication D) Disease causation from germs
The autonomic nervous system can be subdivided into which types of adrenergic receptors?
a. Nicotinic and muscarinic b. Afferent and efferent c. Alpha and beta d. Agonists and antagonists