Mr. Liggett is a 42-year-old patient who presents with a painful left testicle. On examination you note abnormal dilation and tortuosity of the veins along the spermatic cord. Which of the following conditions best describes this clinical finding?
A. Varicocele
B. Priapism
C. Hypospadias
D. Epididymitis
Answer: D. Epididymitis
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A) Vitamin D B) Vitamin C C) Ferrous sulfate D) Vitamin B12
The nurse is working through the process to become nonjudgmental when providing care to clients. This process would include all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. expecting others to behave in certain ways because they belong to a certain group. b. recognizing when one's thoughts are biased and prejudicial. c. accepting one's own feelings. d. identifying the source of one's negative feelings.
The nurse setting up the environment for tracheal suction on a newly postoperative tracheostomy patient will: (Select all that apply.)
a. auscultate lungs for retained secretions. b. wash hands and open sterile suction kit. c. don clean gloves and lift out catheter and connect to suction. d. don sterile gloves and prepare solutions from kit. e. perform suction with sterile supplies.
Which statement, made by a 4-year-old child's father, is true about the care of the preschooler's teeth?
a. "Because the ‘baby teeth' are not permanent, they are not important to the child." b. "My son can be encouraged to brush his teeth after I have thoroughly cleaned his teeth." c. "My son's ‘permanent teeth' will begin to come in at 4 to 5 years of age." d. "Fluoride supplements can be discontinued when my son's ‘permanent teeth' erupt."