Which of the following medications might cause upper-gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding?
- A. Cardizem (diltiazem)
- B. Naprosyn (naproxen)
- C. Elavil (amitriptyline)
- D. Corgard (nadolol)
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Naprosyn, an NSAID, can irritate the gastric mucosa, increasing the risk of UGI bleeding, unlike the other medications, which are less associated with this risk.
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A patient has a history of cardiac arrhythmia. A nurse has been ordered to give 2 units of blood to this patient. The nurse should take which of the following actions?
- A. Prep the patient with pain medication.
- B. Notify the patient's family about the procedure via the telephone.
- C. Decrease the temperature of the blood to be given.
- D. Increase the temperature of the blood to be given.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Warming the blood will reduce the risk of additional cardiac arrhythmia.
Which of the following statements by a client indicates adequate understanding of preparation for a lipoprotein fractionation test?
- A. I cannot eat or drink after midnight.'
- B. I cannot eat for 12 hours before the test.'
- C. I need to limit my fluid intake.'
- D. I need to ingest a lipid solution.'
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Fasting for 12 hours is required for a lipoprotein fractionation test to ensure accurate lipid levels. Water is allowed, and no lipid solution is ingested.
In a disaster situation, the nurse assessing a diabetic client on insulin assesses for all of the following except:
- A. diabetic signs and symptoms
- B. nutritional status
- C. bleeding problems
- D. availability of insulin
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Bleeding problems are not typically associated with diabetes management. Assessing diabetic symptoms, nutritional status, and insulin availability are critical to ensure glycemic control in a disaster.
Which of the following is not a function of parathyroid hormone?
- A. moving calcium from bones to the bloodstream
- B. promoting renal tubular reabsorption of phosphorus
- C. promoting renal tubular reabsorption of calcium
- D. enhancing renal production of vitamin D metabolites
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Parathyroid hormone depresses renal tubular reabsorption of phosphorus. All of the other choices are functions of parathyroid hormone.
Which of the following neurological disorders is characterized by writhing, twisting movements of the face and limbs?
- A. epilepsy
- B. Parkinson's
- C. muscular sclerosis
- D. Huntington's chorea
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Huntington's chorea is characterized by writhing, twisting movements of the face and limbs. The remaining options are neurological disorders that do not have such movements as part of their disease process.