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The nurse is teaching the patient about amoxicillin prior to discharge and includes what important teaching point?
 
  A) Blackening of the tongue may occur but will subside when the drug is discontinued.
  B) Even if it seems like the infection is not improving, the drug is still working.
  C) Yeast infections are unlikely to occur with this medication because it is narrow spectrum.
  D) Appearance of a rash is common and does not indicate an allergic reaction.

Question 2

The anatomy and physiology instructor discusses the thalamus with the nursing class. The instructor tells the students that the thalamus does what?
 
  A) Relays motor impulses from the cortex to the spinal cord
  B) Is responsible for voluntary movement
  C) Sends information into the cerebrum to transfer sensations
  D) Helps maintain red blood cell (RBC) production



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One of the adverse effects of ampicillin is blackening of the tongue but the discoloration goes away after stopping the drug. If it is accompanied by swelling, the patient should be instructed to call the prescribing health care provider immediately. Many penicillin-resistant pathogens exist, so if the infection does not seem to be responding to the drug, the patient should notify the health care provider because a different antibiotic may be required. Yeast infections are very likely after taking ampicillin because it is a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Appearance of a rash should be evaluated by a health care professional because allergic reactions to this class of antibiotic are very common.

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The thalamus sends direct information into the cerebrum to transfer sensations, such as cold, heat, pain, touch, and muscle sense. Motor fibers from the cortex cross to the other side of the spinal cord before emerging to interact with peripheral effectors. In this way, motor stimuli coming from the right side of the brain affect motor activity on the left side of the body. The limbic system is not responsible for voluntary movement or RBC production.





 

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