Temporary inadequate blood and oxygen supply to the myocardial tissues is called:
a. angina pectoris c. myocardial ischemia
b. cardiac tamponade d. myocarditis
C
Myocardial ischemia is an temporary inadequate blood and oxygen supply to the myocardial tissues. When this occurs, the client will experience chest pain or angina pectoris.
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A nurse obtains a sterile urine specimen from a client's Foley catheter. After applying a clamp to the drainage tubing distal to the injection port, which action should the nurse take next?
a. Clamp another section of the tube to create a fixed sample section for retrieval. b. Insert a syringe into the injection port and aspirate the quantity of urine required. c. Clean the injection port cap of the drainage tubing with povidone-iodine solution. d. Withdraw 10 mL of urine and discard it; then withdraw a fresh sample of urine.
An axillary temperature reading of 99¡ F is considered:
1. a normal reading. 2. slightly low. 3. slightly high. 4. incorrect because the client's age is unknown.
What do you think is causing this BP reading, which doesn't correlate with the other findings?
You are seeing an older patient who has not had medical care for many years. Her vital signs taken by your office staff are: T 37.2, HR 78, BP 118/92, and RR 14, and she denies pain. You notice that she has some hypertensive changes in her retinas and you find mild proteinuria on a urine test in your office. You expected the BP to be higher. She is not on any medications. A) It is caused by an “auscultatory gap.” B) It is caused by a cuff size error. C) It is caused by the patient's emotional state. D) It is caused by resolution of the process which caused her retinopathy and kidney problems.
Which of these statements made by a patient who has Disturbed body image is the best indicator of the patient's patient early acceptance of body image?
a. "I just won't go to the pool this summer." b. "I'm worried about what those other girls will think of me." c. "I can't wear that color. It makes my hips stick out." d. "I'll wear the blue dress. It matches my eyes."