A client enters an urgent care with a black tongue. The clie…
A client enters an urgent care with a black tongue. The client is concerned about the appearance and wonders what could be causing it. After reviewing the medication list the nurse believes the cause to be medication related. Which medication listed below could have the side effect of a black tongue?
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Determine the required splice length for the longitudinal bars in the following tied column. Assume that all of the longitudinal bars are in compression and that you will use a contact lap splice. Do not incorporate a reduction in length due to ACI 318-14 Section 10.7.5.2.1.Column width, b = 20 in.Column thickness, h = 18 in.Clear cover to ties = 1.5 in.Number of longitudinal bars = 10Size of longitudinal bars = No. 8Size of ties = No. 3Concrete strength = 4,500 psiYield strength of longitudinal bars = 60,000 psiYield strength of ties = 40,000 psi
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The nurse is caring for a client who is rating pain at a 10 out of 10 on the pain scale. The client has a prescription for intravenous (IV) Morphine to be administered. What would be a priority assessment for the nurse after administration of this opiate medication?
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The FNP is seeing a patient today for a well-woman exam. The patient’s height is 5’4”, weight is 176 pounds, and blood pressure is 162/90 mmHg. The FNP determines the patient gained 35 pounds since her last visit and now has a calculated BMI of 30.2% (high). During the assessment, the patient tells the nurse practitioner, “I can’t stop eating. It makes me feel better. I have an intense craving for sweets and sugary carbs all day long.” The FNP is concerned because the patient has more visceral and central obesity, which has a greater risk for chronic inflammation and [answer2]. Obesity greatly increases the patient’s risk for many debilitating diseases: cardiovascular disease, diabetes and [answer3], so the FNP wants to work with the patient to treat this chronic disease. The FNP discusses how obesity is a chronic disease caused by [answer1]. The FNP and patient decide that referral and evaluation for behavioral therapy and a dietician are the appropriate next steps for treatment of her obesity.
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