The primary determinant in the efficacy of CPAP in patients with OSA is
a. compliance. c. tonsil size.
b. weight. d. respiratory effort.
A
CPAP, although the treatment of choice, is effective only if the patient is compliant with therapy. Regular attendance at CPAP clinics can improve patient compliance.
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A) Patients share information from research reports with health care providers. B) Patients are contacting drug companies to see what their latest reports say. C) Patients are more likely to challenge the health care provider with their own research. D) Patients are more likely to self-prescribe and not obtain prescriptions from their health care provider.
The school nurse recognizes that pubertal delay in boys is considered if no enlargement of the testes or scrotal changes have occurred by what age?
a. 11 1/2 to 12 years b. 12 1/2 to 13 years c. 13 1/2 to 14 years d. 14 1/2 to 15 years
What did the nurse theorist Roy develop?
A) Adaptation Model B) Theory of Caring C) Science of Unitary Human Beings D) Health Care Systems Model
Which of the following statements is true of an electrocardiogram (ECG)?
A. The P wave of an ECG represents the depolarization of the ventricles. B. The QRS wave of an ECG represents the depolarization of the atria. C. The QT interval represents the time required for passage of an electrical impulse from the SA node through the AV node. D. The T wave represents the repolarization of the ventricles.