Which precaution is most important to teach an older patient who is starting histamine H2 blockers for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)?
a. Do not drink caffeine while taking this drug.
b. Elevate the head of your bed by 6 to 10 inches.
c. Take this drug with meals and before going to bed.
d. Avoid driving until you know how this drug affects you.
Question 2
How do type 1 and type 2 diabetes differ from each other?
a. Type 1 diabetes develops in people under 40 years old, whereas type 2 diabetes develops only in older people.
b. Type 2 diabetes develops in people under 40 years old, whereas type 1 diabetes develops only in older people.
c. Patients with type 1 diabetes are at higher risk for obesity and heart disease, whereas patients with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk for strokes.
d. Patients with type 1 diabetes produce no insulin, whereas patients with type 2 diabetes produce insulin but their insulin receptors are not very sensitive to it.
Physical therapist assisting a patient to walk in the parallel bars.
Patient receiving ultrasound treatment to the left elbow.
Client on IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).
The world has been horrified recently at a U.S. Congress so polarized and paralyzed that it cannot p