During an Assessment the Nurse Learns That an Older Patient

question 7

Multiple Choice

During an assessment the nurse learns that an older patient is taking furosemide and Lasix every morning. What should the nurse suspect as the potential reason for this overuse of the diuretic?

• A) Patient is confused
• B) Patient has financial issues
• C) Patient has severe heart failure
• D) Patient had the prescriptions filled at different pharmacies

---

Definitions:

Fick's Law

A principle in physics and chemistry describing the rate of diffusion of a substance across a space, influenced by the concentration gradient, surface area, and other factors.

Partial Pressure

The pressure exerted by a single type of gas in a mixture of gases, often used in calculations involving gas laws and respiration.

Hemoglobin

Located in red blood cells, this compound is tasked with the transfer of oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and the retrieval of carbon dioxide, taking it back to the lungs.

Hemocyanin

A copper-containing protein found in the blood of some invertebrates, serving a similar oxygen-transport function as hemoglobin in vertebrates.