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The nurse assures an anxious family member of a 92-year-old patient who is demonstrating signs of dementia that many causes of dementia are reversible and preventable. What is one example?
 
  a. Hypotension
  b. Alzheimer disease
  c. Diabetes
  d. Parkinson disease

Question 2

Health care facilities have reduced the incidence of serious latex reactions by:
 
  a. Having local and injectable corticosteroids on hand for employees
  b. Desensitizing staff who are allergic
  c. Supplying extra handwashing stations in the halls
  d. Using only powder-free gloves


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Some forms of dementia are reversible. Dementia caused by hypotension, anemia, drug toxicity, metabolic disturbance, and malnutrition can all be corrected to abolish the dementia.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Powder inside gloves can become aerosolized and cause inhalant reactions.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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