A nurse is doing rounds and notes a patient in the following position: How would the nurse document this finding?
Spinal cord degeneration
Decorticate posturing
Atypical hyperreflexia
Decerebrate posturing
The Correct Answer is D
A. Spinal cord degeneration is a general term for the deterioration of the spinal cord and doesn't specifically describe the patient's posture.
B. Decorticate posturing is characterized by the arms flexed and adducted, with the wrists and fingers flexed. The legs are extended and adducted, with the feet plantar flexed.
C. Atypical hyperreflexia refers to exaggerated reflexes, not a specific posture.
D. Decerebrate posturing is characterized by the arms extended and pronated, with the wrists and fingers flexed. The legs are stiffly extended with plantar flexion.
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Correct Answer is ["0.5"]
Explanation
- Convert the prescribed dose of digoxin from micrograms to milligrams
1 mg equals 1000 mcg.
Therefore, 125 mcg is equivalent to 0.125 mg.
Since the available tablets are 0.25 mg each, you would divide the required dose (0.125 mg) by the strength of the available tablet (0.25 mg).
This calculation results in 0.5
The nurse should administer half a tablet per dose.
Correct Answer is B
Explanation
A. If there is no change in muscle strength after the Tensilon test, it indicates a negative result for myasthenia gravis.
B. Muscle contractions become progressively stronger is a positive result for myasthenia gravis. Tensilon temporarily improves muscle strength in patients with this condition.
C. Electrical charge in a muscle increases in intensity is not a relevant parameter for the Tensilon test.
D. A pill-rolling tremor appears is a symptom of Parkinson's disease, not myasthenia gravis.
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