The nurse is assessing a patient who is breast-feeding 72 hours after delivery. When assessing the breasts, the patient complains of bilateral breast pain around the entire breast. What is the most likely cause of the pain?
A) Mastitis
B) Blocked milk duct
C) Engorgement
D) Interductal yeast infection
Ans: C
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a. Activity restriction b. Balanced nutrition c. Increased fluid intake to ensure adequate hydration d. Instruction about the effect of diuretics
The nurse is assessing a child with suspected thalassemia. Which of the following physical findings would the nurse expect to find during the course of the examination?
A) Dactylitis B) Frontal bossing C) Presence of clubbing D) Presence of spooning
The nurse instructs a class of junior high school students that the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is related to: (Select all that apply.)
a. Adolescents maturing earlier b. Young people marrying later c. Adolescents having intercourse at a younger age d. Having sex with multiple partners e. Lack of sex education
Why an X-linked recessive disease can skip generations?
a. Females are hemizygous for the X chromosome. b. The disease can be transmitted through female carriers. c. Mothers cannot pass X-linked genes to their sons. d. These diseases need only one copy of the gene in females