The physician has ordered that a 35-year-old patient receive postural drainage therapy to the posterior basal segment of the right lower lobe. To do this, the respiratory therapist would 1. Elevate the foot of the bed 30 degrees. 2. Have the patient lie on his left side. 3. Have the patient lie prone. 4. Elevate the foot of the bed 15 degrees. 5. Keep the bed flat, but put a pillow under the patient’s hips.

What is the cause of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM)? 

A nurse takes an adult client’s blood pressure and determines it to be normal. What reading did the nurse obtain?

What is the purpose of the glycosylated hemoglobin (hemoglobin A1C) test? 

A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, such as amlodipine, is useful in treating hypertension because this class of drugs works in which one of the following ways? Select all that apply. There are two correct answers.

A nurse takes the pulse of a 62 year old female and measures a heart rate of 108 beats/minute. Upon looking at this patients electrocardiogram, the nurse notices that all waves associated with each heartbeat appear normal. This patient will likely be diagnosed with:

Atrial fibrillation puts a client at risk for which of the following?

If the H+ are high, the pH is low.

Most cases of  hypertension have no known cause and are documented on the chart as which of the following?

A client newly diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) asks about the medication treatments for their condition. Which medication is not typically prescribed/recommended for OA?