A patient with end-stage renal failure admitted to the hospital for severe anemia. The patient is refusing blood transfusions. The nurse anticipates drug therapy with which drug to stimulate the production of red blood cells.

The length of a rectangle is increasing at a rate of 4 cm/s and its width is increasing at a rate of 7 cm/s. When the length is 12 cm and the width is 10 cm, how fast is the area of the rectangle increasing?  If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places. Include units. Show your work and answers on your paper.  Clearly label your answer with the problem number hold your page up to the camera. No answer needs to be entered in the space provided. After part 1 is complete, your answer to this problem must be scanned an uploaded to part 2. 

A pregnant patient has pre-eclampsia, and the prescriber orders magnesium sulfate. The nurse will monitor the patient for which potential side effect.

A male patient wants to begin taking sildenafil (Viagra), a PDE-5 inhibitor, to treat erectile dysfunction. Which aspect of this patient’s history would be of concern?

A patient with endometriosis will start gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist leuprolide [Lupron Depot]. A nurse is teaching the patient about the drug. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

Let        be a function with a critical value at       . Suppose       is positive to the left of       and negative to the right. Select the statement that is true. It is not necessary to show work.

Suppose        is a differentiable increasing function for all      . In each of the following pairs, select the number that is larger. A.            [A] B.              [B] C.

A patient will begin taking finasteride (Propecia), a 5- alpha-reductase inhibitor,  to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and asks the nurse how long the medication will be necessary. The nurse will tell the patient that he will need to take this medication for how long.

Suppose        is a differentiable decreasing function for all      . In each of the following pairs, select the number that is smaller. A.            [A] B.              [B] C.

Suppose gas leaks from a small hole in a gas tank and spreads into a circular spill on the ground. If the radius of the gas spill increases at a constant rate of 3 cm/sec, how fast is the area of the spill increasing when the radius is 12 cm? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places. Include units. Show your work and answers on your paper.  Clearly label your answer with the problem number hold your page up to the camera. No answer needs to be entered in the space provided. After part 1 is complete, your answer to this problem must be scanned an uploaded to part 2.