The above diagram shows the biochemical pathway of triglycer…
The above diagram shows the biochemical pathway of triglyceride metabolism. When glycogen is broken down in the liver (glycogenolysis), it can either be converted into glucose or glucose-6-phosphate. Which of these describes an advantage of glucose-6-phosphate conversion?
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The client is being treated with a thiazide diuretic, as well as digoxin. He complains to the nurse that, he has been seeing yellow halos around lights. The highest priority nursing intervention is to call the physician because yellow halos in vision field can indicate:
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A client has been diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and has received a new prescription for doxazosin. The client wants to know how the medication will help his symptoms of difficulty urinating. What is the nurse’s most appropriate response?
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CRH is a releasing hormone that acts on the pituitary to stimulate ACTH production. A researcher hypothesizes that if CRH is elevated for too long, that up-regulation of receptors will occur. His justification is that increased ligand concentration will stimulate increased receptor synthesis. Which of these is the responses provides the correct explanation with the most accurate justification?
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