Cerebral infarction is a serious complication of which procedure?
a. Extracranial Doppler c. Myelography
b. Evoked potential testing d. Conventional angiography
D
Complications associated with cerebral angiography include cerebral embolus caused by the catheter dislodging a segment of atherosclerotic plaque in the vessel, hemorrhage or hematoma formation at the insertion site, vasospasm caused by the irritation of catheter placement, thrombosis of the extremity distal to the injection site, and allergic or adverse reaction to the contrast medium.
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a. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) b. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) c. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) d. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
During a health assessment, a 49-year-old woman tells the nurse that she is "just so tired and has been having mood swings and hot flashes
" Based on this information, the nurse would conduct a more thorough history and assessment of what body system? A) reproductive B) cardiovascular C) respiratory D) cranial nerves
____________________ and ____________________ structures are essential to any discipline and are inherent in nursing theories
A. Paradigm and metaparadigm B. Syntactical and conceptual C. Middle and grand D. Language and symbol
Emma is a 14-year-old patient with cancer who is concerned about her diet. She asks Rachel, the student nurse, about taking vitamins to supplement her diet
Emma states that she has been read-ing and doesn't think her diet alone is providing the UL of vitamins that she needs. What is the best response from Rachel? A. "You should try to get your vitamins from food, rather than a supplement." B. "‘UL' stands for the tolerable upper intake level; you should be trying to achieve the ‘RDA.'" C. "You should compare your diet to the UL for children, not the UL for adults." D. "Vitamins aren't important as long as you are getting enough calories."