The client scheduled for intravenous urography informs the nurse of the following allergies. Which one should the nurse report to the physician immediately?
A. Seafood
B. Penicillin
C. Bee stings
D. Red food dye
A
Clients with seafood allergies often have severe allergic reactions to the standard dyes used dur-ing intravenous urography.
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a. Posterior larynx c. Epiglottis b. Cricoid cartilage d. Major carina
How many milliliters of a 0.5% sodium chloride solution contain 400 milligrams of sodium chloride?
1. 800 mL 2. 80 mL 3. 200 mL 4. 2000 mL
A nurse is reviewing a patient's medications prior to administration. Which drug-to-drug interactions should most concern the nurse in a patient with a history of heart failure and a potas-sium level of 5.5 mEq/L?
a. Furosemide (Lasix) and enalapril (Vasotec) b. Amlodipine (Norvasc) and spironolactone (Aldactone) c. Eplerenone (Inspra) and spironolactone (Aldactone) d. Metoprolol (Lopressor) and furosemide (Lasix)
The student nurse asks the nursing instructor, "Do the medications we are studying actually make more neurotransmitters?" What is the best response by the nursing instructor?
1. "No, but medications can heal diseases of the autonomic nervous system." 2. "Yes, some of the newer medications are very good at doing this." 3. "Yes, but the newer drugs that do this have some serious side effects." 4. "No, medications can only increase or decrease the action of neurotransmitters."