Bubbling in the underwater seal chamber of a two-chamber chest tube drainage system should be seen
A) during inspiration.
B) during expiration.
C) during inspiration and expiration.
D) only if a pneumothorax occurs.
B
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The school nurse is working with several school-aged children in health class. Which child is meeting age-appropriate recommendations for physical activity developed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)?
1. A 12-year-old who plays soccer 4 days per week at the neighborhood playground and 3 days per week for a soccer team. 2. A 10-year-old who runs wind sprints for 15 minutes for PE class 1 day per week. 3. An 8-year-old who plays on the monkey bars at both 30-minute recess periods three times per week. 4. A 9-year-old who plays kickball at one 20-minute recess daily five times per week and plays basketball for a team 2 days per week.
A patient telephones a nurse to report the onset of muscle pain and weakness. The patient is taking gemfibrozil with a statin. The nurse should be concerned about the development of:
a. peripheral neuropathy. b. hypothyroidism. c. myopathy. d. hepatic disease.
What can chest x-rays contribute to the diagnosis and management of HF?
1. They have no role. 2. They can give very precise pictures of pulmonary fluid status. 3. They provide an idea of general cardiac size and pulmonary great vessel distribution. 4. They can confirm the diagnosis.
Which of the following best describes most Americans' attitude toward immigrants?
a. Ambivalence because there are no clear solutions about how to address their needs b. Strongly negative because immigrants take jobs that native-born Americans could have instead c. Strongly positive because immigrants bring useful job skills and often join previous family members already in the United States d. Strong opposition to further immigration because of the increasing population in the United States