Which of the following statements regarding muscular dystrophy is INCORRECT?
A. It is a hereditary disease.
B. It is caused by a mutation of the gene that is responsible for the synthesis of a muscle protein called dystrophin.
C. It is transmitted to an X-linked trait to male children of women who are carriers of the mutant gene.
D. Manifestations of the disease can be prevented by an adequate intake of folic acid.
D
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When caring for client's who have experience paralysis due to acute spinal cord injury, the nurse remembers guidelines that may help those who are grieving: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Talking will help the mourner heal 2. Grief may bring mixed emotions 3. Grieving takes a great deal of energy 4. Grief is a process 5. Powerful surges of grief are dysfunctional
Which of the following medications would cause a health care provider to question the order if the patient was also receiving nadolol (Corgard)?
a. Ipratropium (Atrovent) b. Zafirlukast (Accolate) c. Cromolyn (Intal) d. Albuterol (Ventolin)
When using the second Leopold's maneuver in fetal assessment, the nurse would palpate (the):
a. both sides of the maternal abdomen. b. lower abdomen above the symphysis pubis. c. both upper quadrants of the maternal abdomen . d. lower abdomen for flexion of the presenting part.
The client is weighed each month while residing in the long-term care facility. This month, the client weighs 110 pounds (50 kg). The nurse compares this weight with the last 3 months' results and discovers the client has lost 22 pounds (10 kg)
There has been no attempt to lose this weight. How does the nurse interpret this weight loss? A) Moderate malnutrition B) No malnutrition C) Severe malnutrition D) Mild malnutrition