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RRMR

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A nurse is caring for an older adult man who has Alzheimer's disease (AD). The patient's daughter wants to know if testing can be done to determine her risk for developing the disease. What will the nurse tell her?
 
  a. Female gender is known to increase the risk.
  b. Genetic testing can provide a definitive measure of the risk.
  c. Patients with the apolipoprotein E2 gene (apoE2) are more likely to develop the disease.
  d. Advancing age and family history are known risk factors.

Question 2

A woman has been taking a progestin-only oral contraceptive and will begin using a vaginal ring. The nurse will teach the patient to insert the ring:
 
  a. the day the last pill is taken and use backup contraception for 7 days.
  b. 1 week before taking the last pill.
  c. 1 to 5 days after taking the last pill and use backup contraception for 2 days.
  d. within 7 days after taking the last pill.


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samiel-sayed

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

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Advancing age and a positive family history are the only two known risk factors. Female gender is not a known risk; the increased incidence among females may be the result of women living longer than men. No definitive genetic tests are available. The presence of apoE2 seems to be protective.

Answer to Question 2

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When patients who have been using a progestin-only OC begin using a vaginal ring, they should be instructed to insert the ring on the last day of the pill and use backup contraception for 7 days.


RRMR

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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