The patient, age 26, is hospitalized with cardiomyopathy. While obtaining a nursing history from her, the nurse recognizes that the increased incidence of cardiomyopathy in young adults
who have minimal risk factors for cardiovascular disease is related to which factor(s)?
a.
Cocaine use
b.
Viral infections
c.
Vitamin B1 deficiencies
d.
Pregnancy
ANS: A
Cardiomyopathy caused by cocaine abuse is seen more frequently than ever before. Cocaine also causes high circulating levels of catecholamines, which may further damage myocardial cells, leading to ischemic or dilated cardiomyopathy. The cardiomyopathy produced is difficult to treat. Interventions deal mainly with the HF that ensues.
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a. "Health care expenditures are exceeding the cost of the gross domestic product (GDP) in excess of 14%.". b. "Older adult patients consume more of the health care product than they can afford to finance.". c. "The cost of prescription drugs is soaring so rapidly that the majority of people cannot afford them.". d. "Because of the limited payment of Medicare, institutions are not being reimbursed at the same level of expenditures.".
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1. Beneficence. 2. Justice. 3. Veracity. 4. Autonomy.
A nurse preparing a teaching plan for a group of high school athletes on anabolic steroid use and abuse would include which key points in the presentation?
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In order for a possible placebo effect to be evaluated,
A. the placebo drug must look different from the real drug B. the placebo drug must be identical in appearance to the real drug C. it does not matter what the placebo drug looks like D. the individual must know ahead of time that a placebo is being used