Mexican Immigrants Who Take Metamizole ("Mexican Aspirin")for Pain May Experience

question 4

Multiple Choice

Mexican immigrants who take metamizole ("Mexican aspirin") for pain may experience life-threatening agranulocytosis.Which of the following actions would be taken by a nurse who employs cultural repatterning?

• A) Complete a cultural assessment to identify any other dangerous medications that the client may be taking.
• B) Put this into perspective by considering that many drugs used in the United States cause agranulocytosis.
• C) Explain the harmful effects of metamizole and recommend an alternative medication for pain.
• D) Recognize that taking metamizole is common among persons living in Mexico and accept this as a cultural tradition.

Understand the different measures of association used in epidemiological studies.

Describe the potential impact of selection bias on study results.

Analyze the role of multiple risk factors on disease incidence.

Understand the concept of additive and multiplicative models in epidemiology.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not fluctuate with changes in production level or sales volume, such as rent or salaries.

Short Run

A period in economic analysis during which some factors of production are fixed, affecting production and cost decisions.

Average Variable Costs

The total variable costs (costs that vary with the level of output) divided by the quantity of output produced.

Average Costs

The total cost of production divided by the number of goods produced, representing the per-unit cost of production.