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sdfghj

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The Kardex record of a male patient who is prescribed antihistamines for treating an allergy reads as follows: Age: 32; Profession: Carpenter; Lifestyle & diet: Lives alone, average smoker, nonalcoholic, no food preferences, practices yoga; Medical
 
  history: Suffers from hay fever, recent urinary tract infection that has been treated successfully. What information from the Kardex is likely to have the greatest implication in educating the patient about antihistamine administration? A) The patient's age
  B) The patient's smoking habit
  C) The patient's profession
  D) The patient's medical history

Question 2

A 77-year-old man has been placed on alfuzosin (Uroxatral) for his benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The nurse explains to the patient that because of the medication he is taking, it will be necessary to monitor for what? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) Pulse pressure
  B) Intraocular pressure
  C) Fluid intake
  D) Blood pressure
  E) Bladder emptying



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Answer to Question 1

C
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Most antihistamines cause drowsiness, so the nurse should advise the patient not to operate machinery or perform tasks that require alertness when taking antihistamines (e.g., climbing ladders, working on rooftops, standing on iron supports at the top of a building). Because the patient is not an older adult, his age has no implications on the therapy. Although encouraging the patient to make better lifestyle choices is an important part of the patient's plan of care, this information is not related to administration of antihistamines. There is nothing in the documented medical history that is significant to antihistamine use.

Answer to Question 2

B, D, E
Feedback:
Special precautions to monitor cardiac function, intraocular pressure, blood pressure, and bladder emptying need to be taken when using alpha-adrenergic blockers with these patients. It would not be necessary to monitor pulse pressure or fluid intake in this patient.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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