Dr. Torres is treating a patient with glaucoma. She considers using a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor to produce diuresis. Dr. Torres should reconsider her choice of diuretic if the patient:
A. is hypokalemic.
B. is hyponatremic.
C. has acute mountain sickness.
D. has an edema.
Answer: A
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The nurse is reviewing the different types of enemas with a group of nursing students. What would be the best description by a student nurse of a cleansing enema?
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Fetal scalp stimulation is appropriate in the context of
A. Minimal variability B. Prolonged deceleration C. Bradycardia
Progestins are secreted by the
1. anterior pituitary. 2. corpus luteum. 3. ovarian follicles. 4. hypothalamus.