A Client Suffers from Migraine Headaches and Is Ordered to Receive

question 18

Multiple Choice

A client suffers from migraine headaches and is ordered to receive sumatriptan succinate (Imitrex) . The client asks why the medication works. The nurse explains that this medication:

• A) dilates cerebral vessels to increase cerebral blood flow.
• B) causes vasoconstriction to relieve migraine attacks.
• C) increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain.
• D) decreases blood pressure in order to decrease oxygen to the brain.

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Definitions:

Direct Write-off Method

A method of accounting for bad debts where uncollectible accounts are directly written off against income at the time they are deemed non-collectable.

Uncollectible Account

A receivable that a company has not been able to collect from a debtor, leading to its recognition as a bad debt expense on the income statement.

Adjusting Entry

At the conclusion of an accounting cycle, journal entries are documented to distribute earnings and expenditures to the period in which they were genuinely incurred.

Bad Debts Expense

An expense reported on a company's income statement, representing the amount of non-collectable accounts receivable during a period.