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At a basic level, drugs may impact various stages of sexual function by impacting various hormones and or neurotransmitters. Some of these effects may inhibit sexual function, while some may promote sexual function. With that in mind, which of the following experimental drugs might you anticipate would have POSITIVE (stimulatory) effects on sexual function? 

Which classification BEST describes a multiple sclerosis clinical course characterized by steadily worsening symptoms from time of diagnosis, without any periods of remission and relapse?

Generally speaking, constant time O(1) is more desirable than logarithmic  time O(logN)?

Which is the correct order of performance measurements?  

A client with severe burns involving 40% of total body surface area is admitted to the intensive care unit. The provider has initiated aggressive fluid resuscitation. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate to reduce the risk of Curling’s ulcer?  

Consider the following list and the select sort.  What number will be further left?  (i.e, 64 will no longer be there..what number will take the place of 64?) 64 25 12 22 11

Case 2 (use this case to answer the 5 questions that follow) Name: Fiona Y. Age: 42 Gender: Female Medical history: epilepsy, major depressive disorder, anorexia (restrictive eating disorder) Chief Complaint: Fiona has had a recurrence of depressive symptoms. Presenting Concerns: Fiona has a history of depression. She was managing depression effectively by taking citalopram (at the maximum recommended dose) until a few months ago when she experienced recurrence of symptoms. Today she reports a persistent down mood, lack of enjoyment, difficulty sleeping, fatigue, low motivation, and a noticeable loss of appetite. She is planning to stop citalopram and would like to explore alternative antidepressant options to address her current depressive symptoms. Fiona was diagnosed with epilepsy four years ago and has been consistently taking lamotrigine. In the last year she’s experienced 1 seizure. During a visit to her primary care provider, Fiona requested contraception and the decision was made to prescribe an oral contraceptive which she plans on filling and starting later today. Current medications: Lamotrigine 300 mg daily (started taking 4 years ago) Citalopram 40 mg daily (started taking 2 years ago) Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg and norethindrone 0.5 mg daily (combined oral contraceptive pill prescribed today) Social History: Fiona does not use over-the-counter medications. She works in a demanding job but reports no significant psychosocial stressors contributing to her current depressive symptoms.

A nurse is caring for a client with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who reports new onset of severe headache and visual changes. The client’s platelet count is 15,000/mm³. Which action should the nurse take first? Reference Range: Platelet: 150,000-400,000/mm³

A client who underwent open reduction and internal fixation of a right tibial fracture 10 hours ago reports severe, worsening leg pain unrelieved by IV morphine. The nurse notes the right foot is cooler than the left and the client refuses passive movement due to pain. Which action should the nurse take next?

The nurse is caring for a client with the following ABG results: pH: 7.35 – 7.45 PaCO2: 35- 45 PaO2: 80-100 HCO3: 22-26   pH 7.50             CO2 30              PaO2 62             HCO3 24    The nurse understands that which of the following is the most likely cause of these results?