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The healthcare provider is teaching a patient who has been diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) about the need for multi-drug therapy. Which of the following best explains the rationale for using more than one antiretroviral medication to treat AIDS?

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A patient presented to the ER after being burned to 30% of his total body surface area (TBSA) while burning leaves in his backyard. The burn occurred 1 hour ago and EMS bolused the patient with 500 ml of normal saline during transport. The patient weights 198 lbs. The doctor has written and order according the the Parkland formula to fluid resuscitate the patient with normal saline at the maximum amount/rate. What rate would the IV fluid run in after the first 8 hours after the initial burn. (round answers to the nearest whole number) 

The nurse asks a young female patient if she is sexually active. The patient asks the nurse why she needs to know. The nurse’s best response is

The Iowa Women’s Health Study, in which researchers enrolled 41,837 women in 1986 and collected exposure and lifestyle information to assess the relationship between these factors and subsequent occurrence of cancer, is an example of which specific type of study?

Which lab result would the nurse expect in the client diagnosed with DIC?

In the evaluation of screening, the positive predictive value will vary according to:

Many of the students at the boarding school, including 6 just coming down with varicella, went home during the Thanksgiving break. About 2 weeks later, 4 siblings of these 6 students (out of a total of 10 siblings) developed varicella. The secondary attack rate among siblings was, therefore,:

Use the following information for Questions 27–29. Within 10 days after attending a June wedding, an outbreak of cyclosporiasis occurred among attendees. Of the 83 guests and wedding party members, 79 were interviewed; 54 of the 79 met the case definition. The following two-by-two table shows consumption of wedding cake (that had raspberry filling) and illness status.

In a state that did not require varicella (chickenpox) vaccination, a boarding school experienced a prolonged outbreak of varicella among its students that began in September and continued through December. To calculate the probabilityor risk of illness among the students, which denominator would you use?