How Should the Nurse Prepare a Patient Who Is to Receive

question 40

Multiple Choice

How should the nurse prepare a patient who is to receive a Schilling test for pernicious anemia?

• A) Administer radioactive cobalamin and measure its excretion in the urine.
• B) Measure antigen-antibody immune complexes.
• C) Measure serum ferritin and total iron-binding capacity.
• D) Administer folate and evaluate folate content in a blood serum sample.

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Definitions:

Joint Products

Products that are generated together from the same raw materials or production process, where the costs are difficult to allocate to each product individually.

Split-off Point

marks the stage in a production process where multiple products are generated from common inputs, necessitating allocation of costs among the products.

Avoidable Cost

A cost that can be eliminated (in whole or in part) by choosing one alternative over another in a decision. This term is synonymous with relevant cost and differential cost.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales activity, such as rent or salaries.