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Anajune7

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When discussing toxoplasmosis infection during pregnancy, the nurse should caution the patient to avoid:
 
  a. contact with an infected person.
  b. emptying cat litterboxes bare-handed.
  c. having unprotected sex.
  d. eating excessive amounts of shellfish.

Question 2

The nurse assures an anxious family that medication that will relax the patient's respiratory effort and thus increase the efficiency of respiratory status is:
 
  a. aminophylline.
  b. theophylline.
  c. epinephrine.
  d. morphine.



Meganchabluk

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Answer to Question 1

B
A pregnant woman should wear gloves whenever having contact with cat feces as this is a possible source of infection.

Answer to Question 2

D
Respiratory distress may be relieved by morphine.



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