A patient presents to the emergency department with severe dyspnea and frothy sputum. The nurse is reviewing lab results to determine the possible etiology of the dyspnea. Which laboratory result indicates that the patient has acute exacerbation of heart failure?

While preparing a patient for a cardiac catheterization, the patient asks why it is necessary to drink additional fluids after a cardiac catheterization. Which response by the nurse is the most accurate?

Antibiotics are antimicrobial drugs that are produced by [color1] and are used to treat [color2] infections.

The nurse is caring for a patient with left ventricular heart failure. Which medications are considered first line medications to improve pump function in patients with heart failure?

The nurse should anticipate which of the following as the most common complication of a myocardial infarction?

Mycoses are infections caused by

What is the rationale for administration of a fibrinolytic agent to a patient who is experiencing a STEMI?

What are the initial pharmacological priorities for a patient during an unstable angina attack?

Let f(x) = x2 + 2, g(x) = 4 – 3×2, h(x) = 1/x and k(x) = f(g(h(x))). Evaluate k(2).

The loss of _____ that occurs at each trophic level places a limit on how many top-level carnivores a community can support.