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Author Question: The nurse is administering amitriptyline (Elavil) to a client with diabetes. Which of the following ... (Read 90 times)

evelyn o bentley

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on: Jul 16, 2018
The nurse is administering amitriptyline (Elavil) to a client with diabetes. Which of the following side effects of this disease is this medication used to treat?
 
  A) Peripheral neuropathy
  B) Autonomic neuropathy
  C) Retinopathy
  D) Kidney disease

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a client with a myocardial infarction. Which factors could be a
  cause for the chest pain experienced by the client?
 
  A) Decreased blood supply to the heart muscle
  B) Atherosclerotic plaques on the coronary artery
  C) Irregular heart rhythm
  D) Enlargement of the heart muscle


kiamars2010

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A
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Painful peripheral neuropathy can be treated with gabapentin (Neurotin), amitriptyline (Elavil), carbamazepine (Tegretol), or phenytoin (Dilantin). No cure for autonomic neuropathy exists, and only symptoms are treated. Laser therapy can be used to curtail pathologic eye changes caused by retinopathy, and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are used to treat high blood pressure and kidney disease in clients with diabetes.

Answer to Question 2

A


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