The child is making a high-pitched crowing sound when breathing. The nurse recognizes this as ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


stridor

Stridor is making a high-pitched crowing sound when breathing.

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Arrange in order the changes that occur in the kidneys during polycystic kidney disease (A-G). (Enter the letter of each step in the proper sequence; do not use commas or spaces.)

A. Blood leaks into the cysts. B. An outpocketing of the nephron tubule walls takes place. C. The cysts develop blood vessels. D. Hyperplasia of renal epithelial cells occurs. E. The cystic walls stretch causing excruciating pain. F. Gross hematuria occurs. G. Glomerular filtrate accumulates in cysts.

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In some cases, poison control professionals will instruct you to:

A) have the victim drink salt water to dilute the agent. B) induce vomiting before the substance enters the intestinal tract. C) administer activated charcoal to absorb the poison. D) administer syrup of ipecac.

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Unlike printed characters, the ____ on a computer screen are bright in the center and gradually fade away into the background color

a. icons b. images c. pixels d. characters

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What percentage of people in the United States identify themselves as Jewish?

A. About 10 percent B. About 5 percent C. About 30 percent D. About 2 percent

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