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elizabeth18

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on: Jul 23, 2018
In many patients with epilepsy, carbamazepine is preferred over phenytoin because:
 
  a. its absorption is more rapid and less variable.
  b. it is not eliminated through the liver.
  c. its half-life is longer.
  d. it causes fewer side effects.

Question 2

The neurohormonal systems, including the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), greatly affect cardiac remodeling with declining cardiac performance.
 
  A patient asks, What is the ultimate effect of this cardiac remodeling pa-thology? The nurse's best response is, The ultimate effect of this pathology is a. a progressive decline in cardiac output.
  b. necrosis of the cardiac muscle.
  c. shrinking of the heart.
  d. regeneration of cardiac muscle.


vseab

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

A
The end result of cardiac remodeling is decreased cardiac output.
Necrosis of cardiac muscle is the result of a myocardial infarction; this ultimately affects cardiac remodeling, but it is the infarction that causes the necrosis.
The heart actually enlarges with increased pathology and cardiac remodeling.
The cardiac muscle does not regenerate.


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