After an accident at a track meet, a young male runner is brought to the emergency department complaining of intense pain in his scrotum and nausea and vomiting. What should the nurse sus-pect based on these initial findings?
a. Cryptorchidism
b. Testicular torsion
c. Varicocele
d. Epididymitis
B
Symptoms of testicular torsion are intense pain, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
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A) Children under the age of 15 B) Infants and people at risk for contracting the disease C) People with diabetes mellitus or renal disease D) People over the age of 65
The nurse recognizes that which statement about myasthenia gravis (MG) is TRUE?
a. It is a chronic, progressive, incurable au-toimmune disease affecting multiple body organs. b. It involves the body's inability to transmit nerve impulses to voluntary muscles, causing extreme muscle weakness and fatigue. c. It is a hypersensitive immune response. d. It is an inadequate immunological response by the body.
When discussing factors that have helped to increase the number of healthy, independent older Americans, the nurse includes the importance of
a. increased availability of in-home care ser-vices. b. government support of retired citizens. c. effective antibiotic therapies. d. the development of life-extending thera-pies.
A person is unconscious. When measuring temperature, you cannot use the:
a. Oral site b. Rectal site c. Axillary site d. Tympanic membrane site