The nurse is providing morning care for a male patient who is recovering from a head injury. The patient's right hand has begun twitching, and he is speaking unintelligibly. This patient has most likely experienced what type of seizure?
A) Tonic-clonic seizure
B) Complex partial
C) Absence seizure
D) Simple partial
D
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Sitting up in bed and leaning over a table to breathe is:
a. Fowler's position. b. Semi-Fowler's position c. Orthopneic position d. Hypoxic position
The nurse is reviewing prenatal vitamin supplements with an expectant client. Which supplement should be included in the teaching?
a. Vitamin A throughout pregnancy b. Multivitamin preparations as soon as pregnancy is suspected c. Folic acid for all women of childbearing age d. Folic acid during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy
Autoregulation is defined as the intrinsic ability of an organ to maintain a constant blood flow despite changes in perfusion pressure. Which of the following best describes this process during hypovolemia and hypotension?
a. Sympathetic system’s release cathecolamines to increase contractility and restore tissue perfussion b. Nephron secrete vasodilatory substance to decrease renal perfussion c. Autonomic dysregulation produce peripheral vasodilation and ischemia d. None of the statements apply?
An elevated cavity containing thick, turbid fluid is a:
A. cyst. B. vesicle. C. bulla. D. pustule.