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theo

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The nurse is caring for clients in a nursing home who have various forms of dementia. Which of the following clients would most likely be a candidate to have Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
 
  A) A client who is a long-term alcoholic
  B) A client who has uncontrolled hypertension
  C) A client who abuses cocaine
  D) A client who has AIDS

Question 2

An intrauterine device has been inserted into a client as a requested birth control
  method. What is an advantage of intrauterine devices (IUDs)?
 
  A) Decreased incidence of tubal pregnancies
  B) Decreased incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
  C) Continuous protection without client's active participation
  D) Protection against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is the most common type of alcohol-related dementia. It is thought to result from direct damage to the brain by alcohol. Hypertension is related to Alzheimer's disease. Crack-related dementia is related to the abuse of cocaine, particularly crack cocaine. The client in the late stages of AIDS may become demented (AIDS dementia).

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
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