A patient with AIDS has an opportunistic infection that started attacking her intestines and is now moving to other organs. What infection does the patient have and what medications will treat it? a. Pneumocystis carinii; antifungals
b. Pneumocystis carinii; antibiotics
c. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare; antifungals
d. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare; antibiotics

You are caring for a 52-year- old woman who has been prescribed a major antipsychotic (neuroleptic) agent. after explaining the potential side effect, the client refuses to take the medication. how would you feel about taking a major antipsychotic (neuroleptic) agent, realizing the many side effects that these medications can cause? for psychoactive medications to be effective, client adherence is essential. how would you respond to a client who continually fails to follow his or her medication regimen?

Anurse is caring for a client who is taking digoxin to treat heart failure. which of the following factors predisposes this client to developing digoxin toxicity? a. having a prolapsed mitral valve b. having a 10-year history of copd c. taking a high-ceiling diuretic d. taking an hmg coa reductase inhibitor

Which of the following is the correct definition for veins?