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62 year old woman - osteoporosis - a bisphosphonate is prescribed. The expected beneficial effect of the drug is due to which of the following? -Answer- Decreased Osteoclast Activity Cohot Study of elderly women - relative risk ratio for hip fractures among those who exercise regularly is 1.2 (95% confidence interval of 1.1 to 1.8). Which of the following is the conclusion about the effect of exercise on the risk of hip fracture? -Answer- Statistically Significant Overall Increase Risk 52...

70yo M dies in a motor vehicle collision. Was undergoing evaluation for occult blood in the stool. Photo of transverse colon shown. Dx? - ANSWER- Tubular adenoma 38yo M with 1-week hx of watery, itchy eyes and a runny nose. Physical shows inflamed nasal mucosa. No congestion in lower lung. Pharmacotherapy? - ANSWER- Loratadine 16yo girl with 3-day hx of fever, nonproductive cough, and fatigue. T 38.3, P 88/min, BP 102-70. PE shows pale conjunctivae. CXR shows bilateral interstitial i...

Question 1 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text would be appropriate at the power level (phase 5) of theOPT model or before athletic competition. Select one: a. Corrective flexibility b. Active flexibility c. Functional flexibility d. Passive flexibility Question 2 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text Which of the following anatomical locations refers to a positionnearest the center of the body? Select one: a. Posterior b. Contralateral c. Superior d. Proximal ...

1. How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? - CORRECT ANSWER- first by the conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of action 2. Bone marrow transplants. - CORRECT ANSWER- are a type of stem cell therapy. unless patient's own cells are reinjected. 3. What does AMA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER- American Medical Association 4. What section of a drug's package insert describes situations in which the drug should not be used because the risks...

1. The World Health organizations definition of health is? A. The absence of all disease B. A complete, holistic state of wellbeing C. The absence of disease and risk factors D. Engaging in healthy Lifestyles and health promotion. - Correct answer-B 2. You are caring for a middle-age client who has cancer and is no longer able to work outside of the home. Although the client is doing relatively well in terms of his physical, psychological, and social condition, he is no longer able to wor...

FORM A A nurse is assessing a 4-year-old child at a well-child visit. Which of the following developmental milestones should the nurse expect to observe? a. Identifiesright from left hand b. Uses a utensil to spread butter c. Cuts a shape using scissors d. Draws a stick figure with seven body parts c. Cuts a shape using scissors A- Identifying the right from left hand is an expected developmental milestone of a 6-year-old child. B- Using a utensil to spread butter is an expected develo...

An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? Selected Answer: b. Expressivity Correct Answer: b. Expressivity Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? Selected Answer: c. Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to potassium Correct Answer: c. Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to potassium A 15-year-old female ...

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Following discharge teaching, a male client with duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the he will drink plenty of dairy products, such as milk, to help coat and protect his ulcer. What is the best follow−up action by the nurse? Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in milk and cream 2. A male client with hypertension, who received new antihypertensive prescriptions at his last visit returns to the clinic two weeks later to evaluate his blood pressure (BP). His BP is 15...

The nurse is completing the admission assessment of a 3-year old who is admitted with bacterial meningitis and hydrocephalus. Which assessment finding is evidence that the child is experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? A. Tachycardia and tachypnea B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary responses C. Increased head circumference and bulging fontanels D. Blood pressure fluctuations and syncope B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary responses A client with acute pancreatitis is admitted ...