A Patient Who Has Just Been Admitted with Pulmonary Edema

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient who has just been admitted with pulmonary edema is scheduled to receive the following medications. Which medication should the nurse question before giving?

• A)captopril 25 mg
• B)furosemide (Lasix) 60 mg
• C)digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.125 mg
• D)carvedilol (Coreg) 3.125 mg

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Definitions:

Ganglion Cells

Type of neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors via intermediate bipolar cells and transmit it to the brain.

Bipolar Cells

Neurons located in the middle layer of the retina that play a crucial role in transmitting visual information from the photoreceptors to the ganglion cells.

Feature Detectors

Nerve cells in the brain’s visual cortex that respond to specific features of the stimulus, such as shape, angle, or movement.

Optic Nerve

The nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain.