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The nurse on a medicalsurgical unit identifies several clients as being at risk for hemolytic symptoms after the administration of oxidative medications. Which clients does the nurse correctly identify as being at risk?
 
  1. A male of Egyptian descent with no allergies
  2. A male immigrant from Morocco with hypertension
  3. An adolescent female from India with anemia
  4. A Latina female with an allergy to fava beans
  5. An older Native American male with diabetes

Question 2

A client develops angioedema and difficulty swallowing after receiving an intravenous medication. The nurse recognizes this is characteristic of which effect?
 
  1. A minor adverse effect
  2. A life-threatening adverse effect
  3. An unpredictable side effect
  4. A reaction secondary to urticaria



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Males of Mediterranean and African descent are known to have a deficiency of the enzyme G6PD, which can lead to hemolysis of red blood cells after administration of oxidative medications.
Rationale 2: Males of Mediterranean and African descent are known to have a deficiency of the enzyme G6PD, which can lead to hemolysis of red blood cells after administration of oxidative medications.
Rationale 3: Females are not known to have a deficiency of the enzyme G6PD, which can lead to hemolysis of red blood cells after administration of oxidative medications.
Rationale 4: Females are not known to have a deficiency of the enzyme G6PD, which can lead to hemolysis of red blood cells after administration of oxidative medications.
Rationale 5: Males of Native American descent are not known to have a deficiency of the enzyme G6PD, which can lead to hemolysis of red blood cells after administration of oxidative medications.
Global Rationale: Males of Mediterranean and African descent are known to have a deficiency of the enzyme G6PD, which can lead to hemolysis of red blood cells after administration of oxidative medications. Females are not known to have a deficiency of the enzyme G6PD, which can lead to hemolysis of red blood cells after administration of oxidative medications. Males of Native American descent are not known to have a deficiency of the enzyme G6PD, which can lead to hemolysis of red blood cells after administration of oxidative medications.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Angioedema involves facial edema, which can lead to difficulty swallowing and is considered a serious or life-threatening adverse effect, not a minor adverse effect.
Rationale 2: Angioedema involves facial edema, which can lead to difficulty swallowing and is considered a serious or life-threatening adverse effect.
Rationale 3: Side effects are predictable and less severe than angioedema and difficulty swallowing.
Rationale 4: Urticaria is manifested by hives.
Global Rationale: Angioedema involves facial edema, which can lead to difficulty swallowing and is considered a serious or life-threatening adverse effect. Side effects are predictable and less severe than angioedema and difficulty swallowing. Urticaria is manifested by hives.




bio_gurl

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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