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Mrs. Langi had a hip replacement surgery yesterday. You are conducting patient teaching about the use of Coumadin (anticoagulant medicine) before she is discharged from the hospital. All the following will be included in your teaching, EXCEPT: "Do not take aspirin or ibuprofen for pain." "You will need to have your blood drawn for a PTT test." O "Avoid garlic, ginger, or ginseng herbal supplements because they can cause bleeding." O "Epistaxis and petechiae are signs that Coumadin levels are too high"
A public health nurse is providing education concerning infectious disease and immunizations to a group of expectant mothers. Which information is correct? O If you child has rubella, you will need to use airborne precautions to prevent spreading the disease. o Immunity for varicella zoster (chicken pox) can be acquired either naturally or artificially. O Vaccines are given to children and adults to prevent tetanus, pertussis and diphtheria. O If you are exposed to rubeola, this is considered a teratogen to your unborn child.
Mr. Tanaka is seen frequently in the clinic for treatment of osteoarthritis in his lower back. Today he is pale and shaky with shallow rapid breathing. He is also reporting heartburn/gastric pain. The blood test results are: Hematocrit 29% and Hemoglobin of 8. His White Blood Cell count is 9,500. Based on this information you are concerned that: He as systemic inflammation due to immune complexes that are deposited in the joints. He has a possible bleeding ulcer related to the overuse of nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory medication for pain. He has developed an infection related to the osteoarthritis. O He has respiratory acidosis as a result of rapid breathing.