Author Question: A patient with anorexia nervosa has taken a saline cathartic to lose weight. What is the patient at ... (Read 118 times)

Frost2351 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A patient with anorexia nervosa has taken a saline cathartic to lose weight. What is the patient at risk for?

A) Constipation
B) Diarrhea
C) Bowel obstruction
D) Hyponatremia

Question 2

A patient is instructed on the administration of inhaled corticosteroid agents to treat asthma. How do inhaled corticosteroid agents assist in the treatment of asthma?

A) Inhaled corticosteroid agents will depress the central nervous system.
B) Inhaled corticosteroid agents will reduce respiratory rate.
C) Inhaled corticosteroid agents will reduce bronchodilation.
D) Inhaled corticosteroid agents will reduce airway inflammation.

frejo · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
A patient who uses laxatives, such as saline laxatives, and suffers from anorexia nervosa will be prone to diarrhea. The patient who takes a saline laxative will not suffer from constipation. The patient who takes a saline laxative will not be at risk for bowel obstruction. The patient who takes a saline cathartic will be at risk for hypernatremia, not hyponatremia.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
Inhaled corticosteroid agents suppress the release of inflammatory mediators, block the generations of cytokines, and decrease the recruitment of airway eosinophils. Inhaled corticosteroid agents do not depress the central nervous system. Inhaled corticosteroid agents do not affect bronchodilation or constriction.