Arthritis is a chronic disease process that affects the health of many older people. What is the best description of health promotion for individuals with arthritis?
a. Activity restrictions to minimize joint pain
b. Use of walkers and wheelchairs early in the disease process so that the older person is better able to use these aids when he or she is totally debilitated
c. Referral of the person to herbalists and massage therapists to seek potential disease cures
d. Pain management to enhance normal physical activity
D
Maintaining physical activity has the positive effect of increasing bone mass, promoting muscle tone, preventing disability, promoting independence, and fostering emotional health. Responses A and B would have a negative effect on self-care and self-esteem. The use of alternatives to medical care often has a positive effect on the symptoms of chronic diseases, but these alternatives would not cure the person of the chronic disease (response C).
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A) Anaphylactoid reaction B) Asymptomatic elevated hepatic enzymes levels C) Paradoxic acute bronchospasm D) Symptomatic hepatitis with hyperbilirubinemia
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a. respect for persons. c. beneficence. b. justice. d. autonomy.
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1. Administer the Hepatitis B vaccine as ordered. 2. Prepare for hemolytic reactions. 3. Visitors can bring flowers and gifts of fruit to the child. 4. Have people wash their hands prior to contact with the child.
The generic name of this medication is ________.® 
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).