Which Finding Indicates to the Nurse That Lactulose (Cephulac)is Effective

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which finding indicates to the nurse that lactulose (Cephulac) is effective for a 72-year-old man who has advanced cirrhosis?

• A) The patient is alert and oriented.
• B) The patient denies nausea or anorexia.
• C) The patient's bilirubin level decreases.
• D) The patient has at least one stool daily.

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Definitions:

Gonads

The primary reproductive organs in animals, which in males are the testes and in females are the ovaries, responsible for producing gametes and hormones.

Sexual Development

The process of physical and emotional changes that occur as a person matures sexually, including puberty and sexual identity formation.

Sex Glands

Organs that produce sex hormones and gametes; for males, this refers to the testes, and for females, the ovaries.

X-Chromosome

One of the two sex chromosomes, present in two copies in females (XX) and one copy in males (XY), and carrying genes that determine sex and other traits.