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Title: Your 68-year-old patient with coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease (status postcoronary artery ...
Post by: smcc617 on Feb 25, 2018
Your 68-year-old patient with coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease (status postcoronary artery bypass graft surgery) has a history of gastric ulcers. Which nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) could you safely recommend he use at home?
 
  a. Aspirin
  b. Ibuprofen
  c. Acetaminophen
  d. A and B



Q. 2  Pain control by blocking transmission of the pain impulse from the damaged area is achieved through the use of
 
  a. narcotics.
  b. local anesthetics.
  c. general analgesics.
  d. spinal blocks.



Q. 3  Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) means
 
  a. patients can have as much opioid as they want.
  b. patients inform the nurse when they need pain control.
  c. patients self-administer a predetermined dose of opioid at set intervals.
  d. patients are taught to meditate to reduce pain.



Q. 4  Opioids are characterized by which of the following? 1. Highly addictive 2. Known as narcotic agents 3. Used to treat moderate to severe pain 4. Produce euphoria 5. Derived from dandelion flowers
 
  a. 1 and 2 only
  b. 3, 4, and 5 only
  c. 1, 2, 3, and 4 only
  d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5



Q. 5  Morphine, codeine, Dilaudid, Demerol, and Darvon all are examples of
 
  a. opioids.
  b. barbiturates.
  c. antidepressants.
  d. NSAIDs.



Q. 6  Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to
 
  a. relieve depression.
  b. treat moderate pain.
  c. reduce seizure activity.
  d. induce sleep.


Title: Your 68-year-old patient with coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease (status postcoronary artery ...
Post by: Klove4 on Feb 25, 2018
(Answer to Q. 1)  ANS: C

(Answer to Q. 2)  ANS: B

(Answer to Q. 3)  ANS: C

(Answer to Q. 4)  ANS: C

(Answer to Q. 5)  ANS: A

(Answer to Q. 6)  ANS: B


Title: Your 68-year-old patient with coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease (status postcoronary artery ...
Post by: smcc617 on Feb 25, 2018
Were some really tough homework problems!