Initial management of a pulmonary embolus includes
A) placement on a mechanical ventilator.
B) plasmapheresis.
C) anticoagulation therapy.
D) both a and b.
C
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Which of the following activities are examples of addictive behaviors? (Select all that apply.)
a. Gambling b. Shopping c. Working d. Excessive sexual activity e. Flashbacks f. Coping
The nurse assesses the father's role within the family to be primarily formal. What did the family explain as being his major functions within the family? (Select all that apply.)
1. Comforter. 2. Chauffeur. 3. Financial manager. 4. Caregiver. 5. Confidant.
Dilated and engorged veins around the umbilicus are known as
a. Cullen's sign. c. Von Recklinghausen's disease. b. caput medusae. d. Sister Mary Joseph's nodule.
The nurse explains that obesity in the young adult group is primarily related to:
1. lack of organized program of exercise. 2. eating habits unchanged from adolescent years. 3. stress on the job and at home. 4. eating "on the run."