IV Sodium Nitroprusside Is Ordered for a Patient with Acute

question 23

Multiple Choice

IV sodium nitroprusside is ordered for a patient with acute pulmonary edema. During the first hours of administration,the nurse will need to titrate the nitroprusside rate down if the patient develops

• A)ventricular ectopy.
• B)a dry, hacking cough.
• C)a systolic BP below 90 mm Hg.
• D)a heart rate below 50 beats/min.

Understand the criteria necessary to establish a causal relationship between an exposure and a disease.

Identify factors that may confound the relationship between an exposure and a disease outcome.

Evaluate the evidence suggesting a causal relationship in various epidemiological studies.

Distinguish between necessary and sufficient causes of disease.

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