A Client Is Diagnosed with Hepatitis B

question 9

Multiple Choice

A client is diagnosed with hepatitis B.Which information does the nurse include in the teaching plan as a priority?

• A) "Avoid drinking any alcohol until the doctor says you can."
• B) "You will need aggressive control of your serum lipids."
• C) "Once your lab work returns to normal, you can donate blood again."
• D) "Wash your hands well after handling meat and shellfish."

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Definitions:

Hemoglobin

A protein in red blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

Mutation

A change in the DNA sequence within an organism's gene or chromosome, leading to diversity within species and populations.

Gene

A segment of DNA that serves as a unit of hereditary information; includes a transcribable DNA sequence (plus associated sequences regulating its transcription) that yields a protein or RNA product with a specific function.

Wobble Hypothesis

Describes the ability of some tRNA anticodons to associate with more than one mRNA codon; in these cases the 5' base of the anticodon is capable of forming hydrogen bonds with more than one kind of base in the 3' position of the codon.