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The nurse is admitting a 42-year-old male with metastatic lung cancer to the unit. He tells the nurse that food tastes bitter to him. The nurse recognizes that the possible cause for this could be which of the following?
 
  A) Radiation therapy to the chest
  B) A decreased threshold for urea
  C) Metallic eating utensils
  D) An increased threshold for sucrose

Question 2

The nurse is conducting client education with a group of clients newly diagnosed with hypertension.
 
  While discussing sodium and its actions in the body, the nurse teaches that a healthy body maintains sodium balance by adjusting the amount of sodium in what manner? A) Absorbed C) Excreted in the feces
  B) Excreted in the urine D) Deposited on bones



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Answer to Question 1

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Some impairment of taste and/or smell is common in cancer clients. Clients may experience a decreased threshold for urea (bitter) and an increased threshold for sucrose (sweet).

Answer to Question 2

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The only way the body can rid itself of excess sodium is to increase urinary sodium excretion. For most people, the higher the intake of sodium, the greater is the amount of sodium excreted in the urine.





 

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