For which one of the following patients would it be most important to recommend an antihyperlipidemic drug at this time?

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For which one of the following patients would it be most important to recommend an antihyperlipidemic drug at this time?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Step 1: Identify the patient at highest risk for cardiovascular disease. Step 2: Assess patient characteristics - Patient 2 has diabetes and hypertension. Step 3: Diabetes and hypertension increase cardiovascular risk. Step 4: Antihyperlipidemic drugs reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes and hypertension. Step 5: Therefore, it is most important to recommend an antihyperlipidemic drug to Patient 2. Summary: - Patient 1: No specific risk factors mentioned. - Patient 3: No information provided to indicate high cardiovascular risk. - Patient 4: Age and gender alone do not warrant immediate antihyperlipidemic drug recommendation.

Question 2 of 5

After oral administration peak concentration of digoxin is reached in

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

The nurse is caring for a heart client on digoxin and notes a potassium level of 2.5. What is the appropriate priority nursing intervention?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Priority nursing interventions when a client is being given warfarin include what?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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A 61-year-old man with Parkinson's disease on bromocriptine dies suddenly of a cardiopulmonary arrest. Autopsy is performed at the request of the family. Sectioning of the lungs in this patient is most likely to reveal which of the following findings?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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