Our modern environment may be affecting the endocrine system and reproductive systems in today's young people. Products such as plastics and industrial chemicals are considered endocrine disruptors. Air pollution, pesticides, and other chemicals have a damaging effect on these body systems. How do you think you can protect yourself from being affected by such exposures? What steps should be taken to ensure that people are not overexposed to any harmful substances?

Which of these is not an intrinsic muscle of the foot? a. quadratus plantae b. abductor digiti minimi c. flexor digitorum brevis d. flexor digitorum longus e. abductor hallucis

Anurse is monitoring the laboratory values of a client who is receiving heparin. which of the following values should the nurse report to the provider? a. platelets 300,000/mm3 b. hematocrit 45% c. pt 11 seconds d. aptt 50 seconds

Anurse recently administered filgrastim intravenously to a client who has cancer and is receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. for which of the following data, discovered after the medication was administered, should the nurse consider filling an incident report? a. the client had chemotherapy 12 hr before the medication was administered. b. the nurse flushed the client’s iv line with d5w before and after the medication was administered. c. the client’s absolute neutrophil count was 2,500/mm^3 before the medication was administered. d. the medication vial sat at the room temperature for 2 hr before it was administered.