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ereecah

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A patient is taking ibuprofen (Motrin) for knee pain. The patient is admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain. Which of the following assessments should the nurse prioritize?
 
  A) Assessment for diarrhea
  B) Assessment for occult blood in the patient's stool
  C) Assessment of the patient's urine for hematuria
  D) Assessment for hemoptysis

Question 2

A 17-year-old boy has been admitted to the emergency department after suffering a knee sprain during a football practice.
 
  The nurse notes that the patient has exceptional muscle mass, and the boy quietly admits that this is mostly attributable to the use of steroids, which he obtains from a teammate. What should the nurse teach the boy about anabolic steroid abuse? A) The ability of anabolic steroids to build muscle is greatly exaggerated in the media.
  B) Anabolic steroids are universally dangerous but are especially harmful to adolescents.
  C) The muscle mass resulting from steroid use will atrophy unless doses are continually increased.
  D) Anabolic steroids will reduce the boy's ability to perform weight-bearing exercise later in life.



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Answer to Question 1

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents that block COX-1 and COX-2 place the patient at risk for gastrointestinal bleed. Patients who have symptoms of abdominal pain and are taking NSAIDs should be assessed for signs and symptoms of gastrointestinal bleed. Assessing the patient for diarrhea is not related to ibuprofen (Motrin) administration. Assessing the patient for hematuria or hemoptysis is not a priority.

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Although steroids have a reputation for being dangerous to adult athletes, such as body builders and football players, they are considered even more dangerous for teens because teens are still growing. These drugs do not necessarily require increasing doses to be effective. They carry numerous health consequences later in life, but reduced weight bearing is not among the most common consequences.




ereecah

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


kishoreddi

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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