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Narcotic administration should be administered carefully in patients with acute pancreatitis
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related to potential for
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a. respiratory depression.
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b. narcotic dependency.
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c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.
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d. allergic reaction. - correct answer✔✔c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
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A patient is admitted to the hospital with left-sided heart failure. Which clinical
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manifestation would the nurse expect the client to exhibit? (Select all that apply.) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




a. Cough ||\\//||




b. Dyspnea ||\\//||




c. Bradypnea
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d. Crackles in lungs
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e. Peripheral edema - correct answer✔✔a. Cough
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b. Dyspnea ||\\//||




d. Crackles in lungs
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Which offers the best prognosis for the cure of cancer?
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a. Surgery ||\\//||




b. Radiation||\\//||




c. Early detection
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d. Chemotherapeutic agents - correct answer✔✔c. Early detection
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,Early detection of cancer, while it remains localized, is associated with the best prognosis
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for a cure. The majority of patients with solid tumors are treated surgically, which can be
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curative in some localized cancers. Ionizing radiation is used for two principal reasons: to ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




kill tumor cells that are not resectable because they are located in a vital or inaccessible
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area, and to kill tumor cells that may have escaped the surgeon's knife and remain
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undetected in the local area. Chemotherapeutic agents are not selective for tumor cells, and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




a certain amount of normal cell death also occurs.
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A heart that has to pump harder in order to effectively circulate blood is likely to undergo
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which type of cellular adaptation? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




a. Atrophy ||\\//||




b. Metaplasia||\\//||




c. Hypertrophy
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d. Hyperplasia - correct answer✔✔c. Hypertrophy
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A characteristic of benign prostatic hypertrophy includes which of the following? (Select all
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that apply.) ||\\//||




a. Urgency ||\\//||




b. Hesitancy ||\\//||




c. Low back pain
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d. Weak urine flow
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e. Incomplete bladder emptying - correct answer✔✔b. Hesitancy
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d. Weak urine flow
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e. Incomplete bladder emptying
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What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
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b. Soft-tissue swelling of at least three joints
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,c. Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
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d. Swelling of at least one wrist joint
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e. Morning stiffness in joints - correct answer✔✔a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of
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joints

b. Soft-tissue swelling of at least three joints
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c. Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
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e. Morning stiffness in joints
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Atrial fibrillation is best described as when ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




a. The P wave precedes, follows, or is buried in the QRS complex
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b. Disorganized and irregular atrial waves are accompanied by an irregular ventricular rate
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c. An atrial rate of 240 to 350 beats/min in a sawtooth pattern of atrial depolarization is seen
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d. P waves occurs earlier than normal, preceded by a P wave with a normal QRS
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configuration - correct answer✔✔b. Disorganized and irregular atrial waves are ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




accompanied by an irregular ventricular rate ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




- Atrial fibrillation is described as disorganized and irregular atrial waves accompanied by
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an irregular ventricular rate.
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- Escape rhythms can present with a P wave that precedes, follows, or is buried in the QRS
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complex. ||\\//||




- Atrial flutter is typically manifested by a rapid atrial rate of 240 to 350 beats/min and a
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characteristic saw-tooth pattern of atrial depolarizations. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




- Premature atrial complexes (PAC) are characterized by P waves that occur earlier than
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normal, preceded by a P wave with a normal QRS configuration. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Cardiac output is the product of both ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




a. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) and systemic vascular resistance (SVR)
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b. Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) and pulse pressure
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, c. Pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure (MAP)
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d. Stroke volume and heart rate - correct answer✔✔d. Stroke volume and heart rate
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Which statement is true regarding rheumatoid arthritis? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




a. It is a localized disease.
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b. Its prevalence is affected by climate.
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c. It affects men three times more than women.
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d. The majority of the patients test positive for rheumatoid factor. - correct answer✔✔d.
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The majority of the patients test positive for rheumatoid factor.
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The study of specific characteristics and functions of a living organism and its parts is called
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a. Psychiatry
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b. Physiology
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c. Homeostasis
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d. Pathophysiology - correct answer✔✔b. Physiology
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Which statement is true regarding cystic fibrosis? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




a. It is autosomal-dominant.
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b. It affects endocrine glands.
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c. It is common in African Americans.
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d. It is the most common genetic disease in the United States. - correct answer✔✔d. It is
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the most common genetic disease in the United States.
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Which cell is from myeloid lineage? (Select all that apply.) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




a. B cells
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b. Platelets
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