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Test Bank For Current Medical Diagnosis And Treatment 2023 62nd Edition By By Maxine Papadakis, Stephen Mcphee, Michael Rabow & Kenneth Mcquaid Sample 10. A mother of three young children is newly diagnosed with breast cancer. She is intensely committed to fighting the cancer. She believes she can control her cancer to some degree with a positive attitude and feelings of inner strength. Which of the following traits is she demonstrating that is linked to health and healing? 1) Invincib...

EMT FINAL-JB Learning Exam (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A Q: CPAP is indicated for patients who: Answer: have pulmonary edema and can follow verbal commands. Q: When the body senses a state of hypoperfusion, the sympathetic nervous system releases epinephrine, the effects of which include: Answer: tachycardia Q: Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate breathing? Choose one answer. A. 24 breaths/m...

1. 1. Question Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance A pediatric nurse is performing a routine assessment of a one-month-old infant during a well-baby visit at the primary care clinic. The infant’s mother reports no concerns and states that the baby has been feeding well and has had regular bowel movements. Upon assessment, which of the following findings warrants further investigation by the nurse? Select all that apply. o A. Abdominal respirations o B. Irregular breathing rate ...

NACE Foundations of Nursing Questions and Answers with Certified Solutions Proper PPE for contact precaution [, wounds, etc] Gown and gloves Proper PPE for droplet precaution Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] respirator (N95) and negative pressure room Illnesses requiring droplet precautions Pertussis, influenza, diphtheria, pneumonia, bacterial meningitis Illnesses requiring airborne precautions Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Varicel...

Where and why are lumbar punctures performed? - Answer- Spinal Block -> Anesthetic (into epidural space) Spinal Tap -> CSF extraction (into subarachnoid space)W B/W L3/L4 or L4/L5 NB: Posterior to this is *cauda equina* Where does a *herniated intervertebral* disk occur? What causes it? - Answer- Occurs b/w L4/L5 or *L5/S1* and C5/C6 or C6/C7 NB: affects lower spinal nerve # Degeneration of annulus fibrosis followed by *sudden compression* of nucleus pulposus What is the dif...

2023 SHADOW HEALTH Focused Exam Chest Pain Brian Foster Experience Overview FOCUSED EXAM: CHEST PAIN Patient: Brian Foster Grade: 100% Subjective Data Collection 23 out of 23 Objective Data Collection 21 out of 21 Time 183 minutes total spent in assignment Objective Data Collection: 21 of 21 (100%) Inspected face 1 of 1 point Appearance (1/1 point) • No visible abnormal findings • Rash or lesion • Cyanosis • Pallor • Redness or flushing • ...

What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - Sensorimotor (0-2) Preoperational (2-7) Concrete (7-11) Formal (11+) What are the muscles involved in inspiration? - Diaphragm External intercostal muscles: raise the ribs up and out Serrates posterior superior: elevates rib cage Levator costarium brevis: elevates rib cage Levator costarum logies: elevates rib cage What are the muscles involved in expiration? - Internal intercostal muscles Latissimus dorsi Rectum abdominis Transve...

Ventilation - ANSWER-Inspiration of oxygen Expiration of carbon dioxide from the blood Ventilation requires which muscles - ANSWER-Intercostal muscles diaphragm muscles Sternocleidomastoid muscles Factors effecting ventilation - ANSWER-*Compliance-muscles ability for lungs to expand (rib expansion) *Elasticity-ability for lungs to return to relaxed shape *Resistance-airway resistance(mucus, aspiration, bronchospasm) *Work of breathing-how difficult it is to breath(obesity, prego) ...

PALS Updated FINAL EXAM 2022/2023 (50 VERIFIED Q & A) (All questions answered) 1. A 12-year-old child being evaluated in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG waveform. The team interprets this as which arrhythmia? second degree 2. Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale. Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy of oxygen delivery? Lactate 3. A 9-year-old...

MED SURG NR 325 UPGRADED EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024 To assess whether there is any improvement in a patient's dysuria, which question will the nurse ask? a."Do you have to urinate at night?" b."Do you have blood in your urine?" c."Do you have to urinate frequently?" d."Do you have pain when you urinate?" - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Dysuria is painful urination. When a patient's urine dipstick test indicates a small amount of protein, the nurse's next action should be to: a...