The nurse explains to a patient with cholelithiasis that the purpose of the cholescintigraphy (HIDA scan) is to:
a. visualize the location of the gallstones.
b. assess the amount of inflammatory swel-ling.
c. diagnose abnormal contraction of the gallbladder.
d. assess composition of the gallstones.
C
The HIDA scan can diagnose abnormal contractions of the gallbladder, which occur in the pres-ence of gallstones or a gallbladder that is not functioning properly.
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A) liver. B) gallbladder. C) small intestine. D) stomach.
Which of the following statements regarding the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) system codes is true? The ICD codes:
a. allow for a limited listing of the rarer clinical diagnoses b. describe clinical symptoms specific to the client c. can be evaluated by a computer for epidemiological analysis d. are expressed by two whole numbers and three decimal places
The normal physiological responses to the stress of surgery include: a. decreased peripheral vasoconstriction, increasedheart rate, decreased sodium reabsorption andincreased basal metabolic rate
b. decreased peripheral vasoconstriction, decreasedheart rate, increased sodium reabsorption anddecreased basal metabolic rate. c. increased peripheral vasoconstriction, increasedheart rate, increased sodium reabsorption and increased basal metabolic rate. d. increased peripheral vasoconstriction, decreased heart rate, increased sodium reabsorption and decreased basal metabolic rate.
Katie is a student nurse completing her final semester of nursing school. This semester she is caring for patients in a wound clinic. One of the patients, Mr. Theim, is a 67-year-old man with a varicose ulcer in his right lower leg
Katie has been caring for Mr. Theim for the past month and is taking off the bandages from the leg to see how it is healing. The ulcer no longer had exudates and appeared to be healing as expected. This is an example of which of the following American Nurses Association Standards of Practice? A. Planning B. Evaluation C. Implementation D. Nursing diagnosis