One of the drawbacks of using activated charcoal is that it ____.
a. is too risky to use in most poisonings
b. is often abused by persons with anorexia or bulimia
c. is not well tolerated by patients
d. may interfere with the action of antidotes
d. may interfere with the action of antidotes
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pyosalpinx : Discharge of __________ from a fallopian tube that is a sign of infection
Fill in the missing word in the definition for the key term.
A client who has ovarian cancer has undergone surgery. The primary health care provider has prescribed platinum and paclitaxel as the postoperative treatment. Which medication action should the nurse expect in the client?
1. Inhibition of epithelial growth 2. Inhibition of tyrosine kinase activity 3. Increase in hyperthermic activity 4. Reduction in mitosis of cancerous cells
Which of the following explains why the first baby born to a RhD– mother and a RhD+ father does not develop hemolytic disease of the newborn?
a. Fetal erythrocytes do not cross the placenta and therefore do not stimulate an antibody response. b. The antibodies made by the RhD– mother during the first pregnancy are predominantly IgM and have low affinity for the Rhesus antigen. c. Maternal macrophages in the placenta bind to anti-Rhesus antibodies and prevent their transfer to the fetus. d. Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a T-cell-mediated disease and maternal T cells do not cross the placenta during pregnancy. e. The Rhesus antigen is not immunogenic and does not stimulate an antibody response.
An inflammation of the lungs caused by chronic inhalation of fine particles that leads to the formation of a fibrotic tissue around the alveoli and reduces their ability to stretch with in-coming air is:
A. pneumonia B. pneumoconiosis C. rhinomycosis D. tuberculosis