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ETearle · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A home care nurse is visiting a patient, and the assessment will include blood pressure and heart rate. The patient's grandson has a large amount of pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) in the kitchen.

For what might the nurse suspect the patient's grandson is using the pseudoephedrine? A) Methamphetamine production
B) Treatment of bronchial asthma
C) Treatment of sinusitis
D) To increase appetite

Question 2

A patient has suffered from hypoglycemia twice in the past week. She states she eats one meal per day and snacks the rest of the day. What patient education will you provide for this patient?

A) She should limit her alcohol with meals.
B) She should increase her caloric intake.
C) She should increase her protein intake during snacks.
D) She should not eat at sporadic times.

cadimas · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Pseudoephedrine and ephedrine are ingredients used in making methamphetamine, a highly addictive and illegal drug of abuse. Pseudoephedrine is used in the treatment of bronchospasm but is not the drug of choice. Pseudoephedrine is used in the treatment of sinusitis, but, in large quantities, the nurse should suspect methamphetamine production. Pseudoephedrine will increase basal metabolic rate but is not the drug of choice to increase appetite.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
A regular dietary intake associated with the administration of insulin or oral hypoglycemic will prevent episodes of hypoglycemia. The patient should limit her alcohol consumption, but alcohol consumption does not contribute to hypoglycemia. The patient should not necessarily increase her caloric or protein intake. The patient should coordinate her exercise with her dietary intake, but dietary intake is not the cause of her hypoglycemia.