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tichca

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A 16-year-old boy who is taking somatropin
 
  comes into the office because he had an asthma attack during a race at school. Because of this new development, the nurse expects which intervention to occur next?
  a. He will need to stop participating in school physical education classes.
  b. The somatropin must be discontinued immediately.
  c. The somatropin dosage may be adjusted.
  d. His growth will be documented and monitored for changes.

Question 2

A patient who is severely anemic also has
 
  acute heart failure with severe edema due to fluid overload. The prescriber wants to raise the patient's hemoglobin and hematocrit levels. The nurse anticipates that the patient will receive which blood product?
  a. Fresh frozen plasma
  b. Albumin
  c. Packed red blood cells (PRBCs)
  d. Whole blood


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Jody Vaughn

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C


tichca

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Excellent

tuate

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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