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A female patient has been taking prednisone for her asthma for 1 month. The nurse will teach her to gradually decrease her dose of prednisone to avoid
 
  A) hypokalemia.
  B) gastrointestinal problems.
  C) adrenal insufficiency.
  D) menstrual irregularities.

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A nurse should question an order for fludrocortisone for which of the following patients?
 
  A) A 65-year-old female with an acute respiratory disease
  B) A 20-year-old male with urticaria
  C) A 52-year-old female with hyperlipidemia
  D) A 30-year-old male with a systemic fungal infection


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

C

Answer to Question 2

D


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Wow, this really help

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