While Caring for a Client with Full Thickness Burns, a Nurse

question 16

Multiple Choice

While caring for a client with full thickness burns, a nurse finds that the client is presenting with the signs of Curling's ulcer. Which class of medication does the nurse anticipate in the client's prescription?

• A) Narcotic analgesics
• B) Osmotic laxatives
• C) Proton pump inhibitors
• D) Broad spectrum antibiotics

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Definitions:

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column.

fMRI

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a neuroimaging procedure that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.

BOLD Signal

Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Signal, a measure used in functional MRI to observe brain activity through changes in blood flow.

Hemoglobin

A protein in red blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returning carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.