Another name for permanent plantar flexion is:
a. Footdrop
b. Postural hypotension
c. Fainting
d. Orthosis
A
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a. patients with increased intracranial pressure are more prone to dysphoria, which can be produced when opiates are first initiated. b. the sedation that opiates produce can last longer in patients with elevated in-creased intracranial pressure. c. opiates can be given to patients with elevated intracranial pressure, although higher doses are required. d. opiates suppress respirations and therefore increase the CO2 content of the blood, which further increases intracranial pressure.
The nurse in a clinic is caring for an obese adult patient who requests dexfenfluramine (Redux) after reading about the drug online. The nurse should instruct the patient that this drug
a. has been approved for long-term weight control. b. is indicated only for obese patients with hypertension or heart disease. c. was removed from the market because of associated heart damage. d. may help with weight loss, but diet management should be used first.
During a home visit, the nurse is concerned that a client recovering from hip replacement surgery is at risk for falling in the home. What information from the home assessment did the nurse use to come to this conclusion?
1. Laminated floors highly polished 2. Scatter rugs in the kitchen and bathroom 3. Smoke detector battery low in the bedroom 4. Cleaning solution placed in an unlabeled jar 5. Expired medication in the bathroom cabinet
A child with acute renal failure will have the diagnosis reclassified to chronic renal failure then which of the following conditions is met?
a. There is renal scarring, and the condition is not responding to vigorous treatment for 2 weeks. b. About 50% of the renal function remains, and the condition has lasted several months or more. c. The condition has not responded to three courses of medication. d. There is no commonly used set of conditions, and this is a medical judgment.