This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A client with cerebral palsy is prescribed diazepam for involuntary muscle movement because of its ... (Read 103 times)

pepyto

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 547
on: Jul 24, 2018
A client with cerebral palsy is prescribed diazepam for involuntary muscle movement because of its action as a/an:
 
  a. anxiolytic.
  b. centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant.
  c. neuromuscular blocking agent.
  d. direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxant.

Question 2

The nurse questions the use of which of the following agents in a client who has recently received a neuromuscular blocking agent?
 
  a. gentamicin c. diazepam
  b. levodopa d. aspirin


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

robbielu01

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 336
Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Feedback
A Incorrect: This is not the action that decreases involuntary muscle movement.
B Correct: This describes the action for this client.
C Incorrect: It does not have this action.
D Incorrect: It does not have this action.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A

Feedback
A Correct: Gentamycin can intensity the action of the neuromuscular blocking agent.
B Incorrect: Levodopa is not contraindicated in this client.
C Incorrect: Diazepam is not contraindicated in this client.
D Incorrect: Aspirin is not contraindicated in this client.


pepyto

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 547
Reply #2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


robbielu01

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 336
Reply #3 on: Jul 24, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).

Did you know?

Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.

Did you know?

Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.

Did you know?

Vampire bats have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva that permits continuous bleeding after they painlessly open a wound with their incisors. This capillary blood does not cause any significant blood loss to their victims.

Did you know?

About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.

The Four Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex The Four Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex
Terminology for Movement Produced by Muscles Terminology for Movement Produced by Muscles
Use a step stool to help an infirm client get on and off the table. Use a step stool to help an infirm client get on and off the table.
Testing muscle strength - Temporalis muscles Testing muscle strength - Temporalis muscles
Skeletal Muscle Fiber Types Skeletal Muscle Fiber Types
How skeletal muscle activity encourages blood flow through veins How skeletal muscle activity encourages blood flow through veins
Video: How does an animal choose what food to eat?

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library