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The most accurate way to think of genes is that they

A patient is wheezing and is short of breath. The nurse assesses a heart rate of 88 beats/min, a respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of 124/78 mm Hg. The provider orders a nonspecific beta agonist medication. Besides evaluating the patient for a reduction in respiratory distress, the nurse will monitor for which side effect?

An effective treatment for SAD is

At the time of assessment of an anxiety disorder, _________ of patients should have at least one other anxiety or depressive disorder.

When Larry was diagnosed with schizophrenia, his family wanted to know how the disorder would affect him and how it would progress. In medical terms, they wanted to know Larry’s _______.

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving furosemide (Lasix). Which rare side effect should the nurse alert the physician?

Mood disorders can range from mild to severe; the most severe type of depression is called

The procedures referred to as quantitative genetics are used to

A patient is on a low-dose dobutamine drip for heart failure. She had been feeling better but now has a sense of tightness in her chest, palpitations, and a bit of anxiety. Her heart rate is up to 110 per minute, and her blood pressure is 150/98 mm Hg (increased from previous readings of 86 per minute and 120/80 mm Hg). What is the nurse’s immediate concern for this patient?

The model that describes the development of psychopathology as a combination of an inherited predisposition and the events that have occurred in the individual’s life is called _____________.