Folic acid, a synthetic form of folate, is added by manufacturers to bread, rice, cereal, and pasta products in the United States
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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An older adult male client started taking antihypertensive pharmacotherapy for hypertension. While being seen for a routine checkup, he tells the nurse that he is troubled because he has been unable to have an erection since he started the "new" medicine. What is the nurse's BEST response?
a. Antihypertensives can impair sexual functioning and quality of life for some older adults. b. Antihypertensives are not known to cause impaired sexual functioning. c. Controlling your blood pressure is more important than your sex life. d. The medication and your sexual functioning are not related.
The patient had a thyroidectomy for cancer. Postoperatively, he complained of severe muscle cramping. Lab tests showed that he had a low level of calcium in his blood. What is the reason for this?
What will be an ideal response?
"Falling off the wagon" is a term to describe
A) alcoholism. B) rehabilitation. C) abstinence. D) relapse.
About 10-15% of African Americans in the United States are carriers for ____, an autosomal recessive genetic disorder in which a defective version of the hemoglobin protein is produced.
a. anemia b. A resistance to malaria c. Sickle-cell anemia d. Huntington's chorea