A patient competed recently in a marathon. After running 16 miles, he had to drop out because of severe muscle spasms. The doctor might suggest:
1. salicylates.
2. NSAIDs.
3. muscle relaxants.
4. uricosurics.
3
The main action of skeletal muscle relaxants is to reduce muscle tone and involuntary movement without loss of voluntary motor function.
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A five-year-old child is on chemotherapy for rhabdomyosarcoma. Despite antiemetics, the child complains of nausea. The mother wants the child to eat and is pushing the child to eat the food
The nurse would talk with the mother and suggest that she not push the food on the nauseated child because: 1. The child does not need to eat as he is on intravenous fluids. 2. Forcing the child to eat may lead to a food aversion for the child. 3. Vomiting can lead to damage to the stomach. 4. Pushing the child to eat leads to a psychological conflict that may turn the child away from the parent.
The male client with hypopituitarism asks the nurse how long he will have to take testosterone hormone replacement therapy. Which is the nurse's best answer?
a. "When your blood levels of testosterone are normal, the therapy is no longer needed." b. "When your beard thickens and your voice deepens, the dose is decreased, but treatment will continue forever." c. "When your sperm count is high enough to demonstrate fertility, you will no longer need this therapy." d. "When you start to have undesirable side effects, the dose is decreased to the lowest possible level, and treatment is continued until you are 50 years old."
Identify the element that is not commonly found in information science
a. Data or tasks that are processed b. Configuration and architecture of the computer system c. How problems are solved d. Where products are produced
A nurse on rounds observes that a client who has been eating food rather hastily has begun to cough. The nurse knows that if food accidentally becomes lodged in a particular structure of the respiratory system that coughing can usually dislodge it
Based on this information which structure of the respiratory system does this involve? A) Trachea B) Esophagus C) Epiglottis D) Larynx