A Strategy for Preventing Thromboembolism in Patients at Risk Who

question 34

Multiple Choice

A strategy for preventing thromboembolism in patients at risk who cannot take anticoagulants is:

• A) administration of two aspirin tablets every 4 hours.
• B) infusion of thrombolytics.
• C) insertion of a vena cava filter.
• D) subcutaneous heparin administration every 12 hours.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, through which an individual makes associations between certain behaviors and their consequences.

Primary Reinforcement

A type of reinforcement that satisfies a basic biological need, such as food for hunger or water for thirst.

Bed-wetting

Involuntary urination during sleep, commonly seen in children.

Classical Conditioning

The mechanism of learning through the linkage of a natural stimulus and an environmental one.