A group of students is reviewing the structures of the heart, noting that the thickest layer of the heart is made up of contractile muscle cells. The students are correct in identifying it as which of the following?
A) Myocardium
B) Epicardium
C) Endocardium
D) Pericardium
A
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A. Left ventricular failure B. Right ventricular failure C. Hepatomegaly D. Pulmonary edema
What drug therapy should the nurse prepare to administer to a client in the hyperdynamic phase of septic shock?
A. Heparin B. Vitamin K C. Corticosteroids D. Clotting factors, platelets, and plasma
A mass is found on a mammogram of a 42-year-old female patient and a cyst is confirmed by an ultrasound of the breast. Which should the nurse expect the next course of action to be for this patient?
A. Reduce caffeine intake. B. Have a surgical biopsy. C. Adopt the "watch and wait" approach. D. Apply warm soaks to the cyst.
A patient comes into the emergency department with complaints of abdominal pain that have become very severe. Which observation would the nurse evaluate as supporting the tentative diagnosis of acute pancreatitis?
1. The patient is most comfortable sitting on the side of the bed with arms extended back and legs dangling. 2. The patient is most comfortable lying flat in bed. 3. The patient is most comfortable lying on left side, knees pulled up to the chest. 4. The patient is only comfortable while walking around the perimeter of the room with arms wrapped around the abdomen.