The nurse is caring for a patient who is HIV positive and has a previous history of drug and alcohol abuse.
The patient is being treated with combination therapies, including didanosine (Videx). Which laboratory findings would most concern the nurse?
a. Increased serum amylase triglycerides and decreased serum calcium
b. Decreased serum amylase and serum triglycerides and increased serum calcium
c. Decreased hemoglobin and hematocrit
d. Increased serum amylase, decreased triglycerides, and increased platelets
Question 2
After receiving inactivated influenza vaccine, an adult patient telephones a nurse and complains of lethargy and a fever of 101 F that has lasted for 6 hours. Select the nurse's best action.
1. Advise the patient to take acetaminophen and rest.
2. Instruct the patient to return to the clinic immediately.
3. Inform the patient that an allergic reaction is occurring.
4. Notify the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
To check pupillary reflexes the nurse first holds the penlight
Drug development time line.
Anatomy of the heart. Remember: It is labeled right and left based on the patient’s perspective.
Common Cytochrome P450 Drug Interactions in Dentistry
Drug Naming
Drug Label for Doxazosin Mesylate