A normal age-related change in older adults that makes them susceptible to cardiovascular disease is:
1. increasing cardiac output.
2. an increase in stroke volume.
3. stiff peripheral vessels.
4. oxygen capacity improvement.
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As adults age, their peripheral vessels become stiff, their oxygen capacity and stroke volume are reduced, and their aorta thickens and calcifies.
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A child with nephritic syndrome has been placed on prednisone. The nurse knows that for this syndrome, the administration will be:
1. Daily for six weeks and then alternate-day doses for six weeks. 2. Daily for one week. 3. On a short-burst schedule. 4. Infrequent.
The nurse is caring for a 34-year-old woman, who was admitted to the hospital with multiple rib fractures. The patient states, "I fell down the stairs. It was all my fault. I can be so stupid at times
" The nurse notices healing bruises on the patient's back and buttocks. The patient's husband seems very caring, always holding her hand and often answering questions for her. The nurse should do which of the following? a. Direct her questions toward the husband because he answers most of them anyway. b. Accept the patient's report on how she received her broken ribs. c. Ask the husband to step into the waiting room while the patient is examined. d. Treat the patient's wounds and discharge her home.
A patient recovering from heart surgery develops pericarditis and complains of level 6 (0 to 10 scale) chest pain with deep breathing. Which ordered PRN medication will be the most appropriate for the nurse to give?
a. Fentanyl 1 mg IV b. IV morphine sulfate 4 mg c. Oral ibuprofen (Motrin) 600 mg d. Oral acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg
The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy is known as:
1. clinical pharmacology. 2. pharmacology. 3. pharmacotherapeutics. 4. experimental pharmacology.