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Q4. Which class of antihypertensive agents should be avoided by patients with asthma?

A number of vehicles have been developed to enhance the absorption of topically applied medications. Which of the following vehicles is best to use on excessively moist skin to decrease moisture and limit maceration of the wound?

Oligodendrocytes would be located in the brain or spinal cord to decrease the rate of transmission of an action potential down the axon.

The nurse provides care for a patient with multiple issues which require nursing intervention. Which nursing intervention does the nurse implement first? 

If advance directives are not present and if the patient is not capable of communicating, the surrogate decision maker (most often family or significant other) will be asked to make decisions for a patient needing emergent care.

The nurse receives a post operative patient on the clinical unit. The Electronic Health Record shows she is an 89-year-old retired nurse with a history of chronic back pain. She came into the Emergency Department (ED) yesterday at 23:00 due to severe acute abdominal pain. She reported three consecutive days of nausea and vomiting prior to the sudden pain.    She underwent emergency surgery today for acute mesenteric ischemia, requiring an exploratory laparotomy with embolectomy, arterial bypass, and a bowel resection. She has 2 surgical drains, an indwelling urinary catheter, a triple lumen intra-jugular central venous access device, and a nasogastric tube in place. She has now arrived to your unit at 18:00.   List three separate reasons this patient is at an increased risk of delirium. (Full sentences not required. Bullet points or lists acceptable. Each reason is worth 5 points.)

An epidural block involves injection of a local anesthetic into the epidural space via a thoracic or lumbar approach. The anesthetic agent binds to nerve roots as they enter and exit the spinal cord.     True or Fales: Anesthetic does not enter the cerebrospinal fluid. 

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The nurse is leading an in-service program about management issues. The nurse would intervene if another nurse made which of the following statements?  

The nurse informs a postoperative patient of the medications ordered by the surgeon. They are new medications for this patient. The medications are pregabalin (Lyrica), venlafaxine (Effexor), and dexamethasone (Decadron). Which of the following are true about these medications?