A client is taking the following medications. Which one is most likely to cause xerostomia?
a. Oxybutynin chloride (Ditropan) - parasympatholytic or anticholinergic for stress incontinence
b. Levothyroxine sodium (Synthroid) - thyroid agent for hypothyroidism
c. Erythromycin stearate (Erythrocin) - antibiotic to treat pneumonia
d. Warfarin sodium (Coumadin) - anticoagulant
Question 2
In assessing onset of multiple organ failure, which may be the earliest noninvasive clinical assessment finding?
a. dyspnea or increased respiratory rate
b. decreased cardiac output
c. abdominal distention
d. protein in urine
Taking a Patient’s Oral Temperature with an Electronic Thermometer
Taking a blood pressure is one of the procedures the medical assistant extern may perform under the ...
Selected Combination Medications for Hypertension
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the knee
Position the client