Medicine

A nurse has just finished a presentation on hospice and palliative care. Which statement by a participant would indicate a need for further education?A) "Palliative care provides pain relief and other distressing symptoms."B) "Hospice care programs focus on quality rather than length of life."C) "In hospice care, the nurses make most of the care decisions for the patients."D) "Hospice focuses on treatments and care aimed only at relieving symptoms in the last few months of life"E) "Palliative care affirms life and regards dying as a normal process."
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How have the social determinants of tobacco use changed as a result of public health interventions?The addictive nature of tobacco use has increased.Stress caused from smoking behavior has increased.The chronic diseases caused by smoking have changed.Attitudes and information about smoking have changed.
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Prosthetic joint infection is most often because of a. defective replacement material. b. injury to the joint. c. hematogenous transfer. d. arthritis.
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Please 30 what? A or D
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What is the importance of having the Official Guidelines as a required component of the ICD-10-CM/PCS code set in the final rule of the electronic transactions and coding standards?
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The correct division into the component parts of arthrogram, which is a record of a joint, is _____.
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About how many deaths in the U.S. are caused by smoking-related diseases and illness?1 in 31 in 41 in 51 in 6
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Question 1 of 20A physician orders several drugs for a client with hemorrhagic stroke. Which drug order shouldthe nurse question?
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Parents of a child with cystic fibrosis demonstrate knowledge of the effects of hot weather on their child when they state that hot weather is hazardous because the child has which problem?
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The EEG is NOT used for diagnostic purposes for which of the following medical issues?A. EpilepsyB. TumorsC. Drug poisoningD. All of the above can use the EEG for diagnostic purposes
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HELP!!!PM stands for particulate matter: the term for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air. Some particles, such as dust, dirt, soot, or smoke, are large or dark enough to be seen with the naked eye. Other particles are so small they can only be detected using an electron microscope. Particulate matter contains microscopic solids or liquid droplets that are so small that they can be inhaled and cause serious health problems. ALL BUT one is a condition of the lungs as a result of PMA)heart arrhythmiaB)aggravated asthmaC)chronic bronchitisD)reduced lung function
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If a pharmacist added each of the following to 22-g packages of 2% mupirocin ointment, what would be the percentage strengths of the resulting ointments: (a) 0.25 g mupirocin powder and (b) 0.25 g of non medicated ointment base? The correct answers are (a) 3.10% w/w and (b) 1.98% w/w. Please show how this problem is solved.
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Malaria is a zoonotic disease. Ellen was infected by a bite from the Anopheles mosquito. Identify each of the following for Ellen's case: portal of entry, mode of transmission, and reservoir.
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A baby has been diagnosed with hemophilia. The mother reports that the child had started crawling and recently stopped. You recognize the child is potentially suffering from bleeding into the joint. You would instruct the mother to: (Select all that apply):a. Apply ice to the affected area.b. Administer Tylenol (acetaminophen).c. Put a gate across the stairs.d. Apply knee and elbow protectors.all of the above
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Which phenomena best accounts for the increased presence of leukocytes at the site of inflammation?
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Which of these is not part of the dorsal cavity? A) thoracic cavity B) vertebral cavity C) spinal cord D) cranial cavity
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Xenon laser photocoagulation for prophylaxis of a recent right eye retinal detachment with a giant tear is performed for an accidental injury sustained from a baseball to the eye at fastball practice. What are the procedure and diagnosis codes for this service?
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Which part of the adaptive immune response involves B cells? a. Neither humoral nor cell-mediated b. Humoral c. Cell-mediated d. Both humoral and cell-mediated
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Karen had an injury to her nose since her last checkup. Identify the prefix in the term used to describe the location of the scar.
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A split in consciousness in which some thoughts occur simultaneously with and yet separately from other thoughts is called a. narcolepsy b. paradoxical sleep c. posthypnotic amnesiad. divided consciousness
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Would you predict thyroid hormone level to increase decrease or stay the same in the winter
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In the human body, where is oxygen "picked up" from the air? mouth hearta. lungs b. skin c. stomach Thinking about the structure of this pick-up organ" how is the surface area to volume ratio maximized?
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What is the size of the dorsal artery?
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Assume that an initial dose of 100 mg will produce a particular drug effect. After tolerance, which dose level would most likely produce an equivalent response?
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