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cagreen833

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Which over-the-counter supplement would the nurse recommend for a postmenopausal woman?
 
  1. Selenium
  2. Calcium
  3. Vitamin C
  4. Folic acid

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A 50-year-old male patient is started on ASA 80-mg tablets once daily as an antiplatelet agent. The nurse explains to this patient that ASA is the drug of choice for:
 
  1. Hemorrhagic stroke
  2. Ischemic stroke
  3. Gastric inflammation
  4. Cellular formation



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Answer to Question 1

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The current advice is for people over the age of 50 to consume at least 1200 mg of calcium daily.

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In men over 50 years of age, ASA is a drug of choice in ischemic stroke. It plays no role in he-morrhagic stroke.





 

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