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A patient is admitted the hospital with congestive heart failure. The patient is ordered to receive furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV. How soon will diuretic effects occur after administration?
 
  A) 1 minute
  B) 5 minutes
  C) 30 minutes
  D) 2 hours

Question 2

Prior to her elective hip replacement surgery, the nurse is explaining the basic characteristics of general anesthesia to the patient. The nurse should perform this education in the understanding that general anesthesia is best understood as
 
  A) a nonreversible, temporary state of unresponsiveness.
  B) a state of reversible unconsciousness.
  C) stage N2 nonrapid eye movement sleep.
  D) stage N3 nonrapid eye movement sleep.


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

B

Answer to Question 2

B
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General anesthesia is defined as a medication-induced reversible unconsciousness with loss of protective reflexes. There is the misconception that general anesthesia is a deep sleep.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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