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student77 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A nurse has performed an assessment of a patient and subsequently administered the patient's scheduled dose of ramipril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor prescribed for the treatment of the patient's longstanding heart failure (HF).

The nurse understands that this drug will aid in the treatment of the patient's disease by:
A) Reducing the patient's overall oxygen demand
B) Reducing preload through the excretion of fluid and sodium
C) Increasing the contractility of the heart and increasing ejection fraction
D) Causing vasodilation and decreasing the heart's workload

Question 2

A patient is admitted to the unit for an autologous bone marrow transplant. During teaching, the nurse would tell the patient that the bone marrow for transplant will come from

a. an anonymous donor.
b. her closest living relative.
c. her own marrow.
d. a friend.

stano32 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C
Bone marrow may be removed from an individual for personal use (autologous indicating something that has its origin within an individual, especially a factor present in tissues or fluids) at a later time.