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joesmith1212

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An elderly patient is being treated with a tricyclic antidepressant medication. What adverse reaction should the home care nurse observe for?
 
  A) Syncope
  B) Atrial fibrillation
  C) Falls
  D) Polyphagia

Question 2

When the home care nurse visits a 78-year-old female patient who is recently widowed and finds that the home is cluttered with trash and the patient appears sad and disheveled,
 
  the nurse should assess the patient for symptoms of
 
  A) Fatigue
  B) Presbyopia
  C) Drug overdose
  D) Depression


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adammoses97

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: B

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D


joesmith1212

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Reply #2 on: Jul 22, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 22, 2018
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