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mynx

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A nurse is discussing the difference between stable and variant angina with a group of nursing students. Which statement by a student indicates the need for further teaching?
 
  a. Beta blockers are effective in stable an-gina but not in variant angina.
  b. In both types of angina, prophylactic treatment is possible.
  c. Variant angina is primarily treated with vasodilators to increase oxygen supply.
  d. Variant angina is the result of increased oxygen demand by the heart.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving an infusion of botulinum antitoxin after consuming botulinum toxin in contaminated food. The patient has developed double vision, slurred speech, and upper body muscle weakness.
 
  The patient's spouse asks the nurse what the antitoxin will do. Which response is correct? a. The antitoxin is an antidote to the botu-linum toxin.
  b. This medication helps restore strength in weakened muscles.
  c. This infusion will help prevent further nerve damage.
  d. The antitoxin will reverse the symptoms within a couple of days.



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Answer to Question 1

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Variant angina is caused by coronary artery spasm, which reduces the oxygen supply to the heart. Beta blockers are not effective in variant angina but are useful with stable angina. Medications may be given to prevent anginal attacks in both types of angina. Vasodilators are used in variant angina to relieve coronary artery spasm and increase the oxygen supply to the heart.

Answer to Question 2

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Botulinum antitoxin contains neutralizing antibodies and can minimize further nerve damage, but cannot reverse damage that has already set in. It is not an antidote to the toxin. It does not restore strength in weakened muscles.





 

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