A 74 year old male suffered a burn to his lower leg 15 years ago which was treated with debridement and skin graft. Past medical history of non-insulin dependent diabetes for 30 years, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. His leg wound has always required some dressings and has never completely healed. It has recently changed and become more open and friable, and has increased drainage. What is the most the most appropriate next step in his management is

The universal blood donor is: a. type a b. type b c. type o d. type ab

The nurse in a gynecology clinic is completing preoperative teaching for a patient scheduled for an abdominal hysterectomy next week. the patient states that she is currently taking 325 mg of aspirin daily for chronic joint pain, along with multivitamin. the patient has type 2 diabetes; she closely monitors her blood glucose levels. currently she is taking an oral hypoglycemic agent. the nurse advises her to ask the anesthesiologist whether she should take this medication the morning of surgery. q1. the nurse instructs the patient to stop taking the aspirin. what is the rationale for this action. q2. why is it important to assess the patient of use of herbal products prior to surgery. q3. the patient asks how surgery could affect her blood glucose; how should the nurse respond?

Which of the following would interfere most with the ability of an enzyme to catalyze a reaction? a. reduced concentration of substrate available b. reduced concentration of product available c. increased concentration of substrate available d. a change in the ph