A patient develops fever and arthralgia 4 days after the administration of tetanus toxoid. What reaction to the vaccine is this noted as?
A) Infectious process
B) Anaphylaxis
C) Serum sickness
D) Distress syndrome
C
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1. Smoking. 2. Use of oral contraceptives. 3. Limiting sexual partners. 4. Following a low-calorie diet.
A nurse taking the blood pressure of a patient who had a total thyroidectomy 2 days earlier notes that the patient's hand goes into a carpopedal spasm. What should the nurse recognize this movement as an indication of?
a. Hyperkalemia, called the Allen sign b. Hypernatremia, called the Hogan sign c. Hypocalcemia, called the Trousseau sign d. Hypokalemia, called the Chvostek sign
When instructing D.M. to use crutches, D.M. states that he "likes it better" when the crutches
rest under his arms while he walks with the crutches. Is this correct? Explain. What will be an ideal response?
Your patient describes feeling spiders crawling on his skin rather than seeing spiders. This is an example of a ____________________ hallucination
ANS: