556 Answered Questions for the topic nursing

03/18/19

How much T4 increase do you get per mcg of levothyroxine?
A normal starting dose of levothyroxine is 50 mcg per day. According to ATA, absorption is 60-80%. Let's assume 70% and let's assume 5 L of blood in the average human being. 50 mcg * 0.7 / 5.0 =... more
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03/18/19

How do anti-gas remedies work?
There are medicines for gas that you can give to children. How do they work? They are sold (in the US) over the counter indicating they are of low health risk, but are there any issues if to much... more
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03/18/19

How often is it safe to get general anaesthetic?
There's an eye surgeon in my running club and I told him I had general anaesthetic three times. He told me that's a lot. I've heard of people thinking general anaesthetic is bad, is there any... more
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03/18/19

What are the benefits or drawbacks of my primary care physician having hospital admitting privileges?
In the United States, what are the reasons for and against choosing a primary care physician who has hospital admitting privileges? For example, if my primary care physician does not have hospital... more
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03/15/19

How can I study embryology most effectively?
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03/15/19

How do I succeed in nursing school
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03/15/19

How can you use radiology to diagnose disease?
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03/15/19

Dose age calculations

Your doctor has ordered 0.9 g of medication for your patience. You have 500 MG on hand what is the correct dose of medication to be administered to your patient?
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03/15/19

Does age calculations

Your physician has ordered 2000 units of a medication to be administered to your patient. You have 8000 units on hand. What is the correct dose that should be administered to your patient?
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03/14/19

What is the reason behind doctors giving some medicines after/before the meal?
How they give medicine like you have to take in early morning without taking any food?
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03/14/19

Folic acid dose before conception?
What is the normal folic acid dosage that should be taken while trying to conceive? The minimum dosage available in my region is 5 mg tablets. Is that an acceptable dose? I read somewhere that the... more
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03/14/19

Who can release my medical records if I'm temporarily disabled?
Say I have a severe allergic reaction, or cardiac event, or poisoning, or any of a billion other conditions that would require urgent medical care, but might leave me unconscious or otherwise... more
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03/14/19

What is the function of the epiglotis in the human body?
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03/14/19

A person with AB- blood should not receive blood from which other blood type?
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Nursing Medications

03/14/19

Does keeping different types of medications in one pill bottle affect their quality?
I take a number of different medications and herbal supplements. Because keeping separate containers in my pocketbook is cumbersome, I've been combining them together in the same prescription... more
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03/14/19

What Does Low Pulse Rate Mean?
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03/14/19

Migraines and tryptophan?
One theory about migraines is that it is triggered by dropping serotonin levels. One medication, sumatriptan, acts by raising serotonin acting as a reuptake inhibitor. Since tryptophan is converted... more
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03/14/19

Can medicines which expired a month ago be consumed safely?
I have few expensive nutritional supplements which expired in April (as in the label). Can I still consume it in May? Of course, consuming expired medicines is not advised. However, can't they be... more
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03/14/19

Long term use of stomach acid reducers: Omeprazole or Ranitidine?
I find omeprazole (Prilosec, Losec) and ranitidine (Zantac) work about equally well for stomach acid reduction. For long term daily use, which is safer?
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Nursing Nclex Teas

03/13/19

How many years is the TEAS test good for?
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03/13/19

What is the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease?
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03/13/19

Why does the weight matter when consuming a certain amount of a specific drug?
My question is actually referred to hallucinogenic substances, in particular to mushrooms. I can understand why alcohol or other substances that relate to body mass (fat in some cases) affect... more
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Nursing Nclex Teas

03/13/19

How long do you get for the TEAS test?
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Nursing Medications

03/13/19

Is Nexium a Nitrate?
I take Nexium for acid reflux and I just got some C4 Mass Preworkout powder. On the casing of the C4 it says "Do not take ... if you're on nitrates for chest pain" I didn't think that was what I... more
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Nursing Nclex Teas

03/13/19

Is the TEAS test required for LPN?
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