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The nurse is instructing a patient with a right hip replacement to descend stairs by using axillary crutches.Which should the nurse include in patient teaching?
Histamine
A compound involved in local immune responses, regulating physiological function in the gut and acting as a neurotransmitter.
Heparin
An anticoagulant medication used to prevent and treat blood clots, commonly administered intravenously or subcutaneously.
Inflammation
The body's response to injury or infection, marked by redness, warmth, swelling, and sometimes pain.
Deoxyhemoglobin
A type of hemoglobin that is not carrying oxygen. It is darker red in color than hemoglobin.
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