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nummyann

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A 76-year-old woman has a complex medical history that includes emphysema, osteoporosis, malnutrition, and hypothyroidism. Recently, the woman fell outside her home as a result of weakness and suffered a fracture to her femoral head.
 
  The woman's subsequent hip-replacement surgery has been scheduled and the care team recognizes that the use of isoflurane will be most significantly influenced by
  A) her history of emphysema.
  B) her compromised nutritional status.
  C) her impaired thyroid function.
  D) her advanced age.

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A patient is hospitalized for heart failure and is scheduled to receive oral digoxin at 8 AM. The nurse will withhold the medication and notify the prescriber if the patient's
 
  A) weight is over 300 pounds.
  B) respiratory rate is 24.
  C) pulse is 52 beats per minute.
  D) blood pressure is 140/86.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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nummyann

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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