A nurse is teaching a patient who is about to begin drug therapy with orlistat [Xenical]. The patient, whose BMI is 28, has hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching?

A) "Dark urine and light-colored stools are expected side effects of this drug."B) "I should stop taking this drug once my blood pressure and serum glucose have stabilized."C) "I will need to take a multivitamin containing fat-soluble vitamins every day."D) "If I have fatty or oily stools or fecal incontinence I should stop taking this drug."

Select two risk factors for self-harming behavior. a. having high self-esteem b being a teenager or young adult c. being female d. having never abused drugs or alcohol i know its going to be something funny and i'm gonna feel dumb asking it but its for my final test of the semester

Viruses use the host's machinery to make copies of themselves. however, some human viruses require a type of replication that humans do not normally have. for example, humans normally do not have the ability to convert rna into dna. how can these types of viruses infect humans, when human cells cannot perform a particular role that the virus requires? a) the virus causes mutations in the human cells, resulting in the formation of new enzymes that are capable of performing these roles. b) the viral genome codes for specialized enzymes not in the host. c) the virus infects only those cells and species that can perform all the replication roles necessary. d) viruses can stay in a quiescent state until the host cell evolves this ability.

Which action is the cerebrum responsible for? a. breathing b. coordination c. problem solving d. balance and one more question which characteristic true of both boys and girls during puberty? a. a curvier shape b. a deeper voice c. weight loss d. body hair