Cytomegalovirus can be misdiagnosed as what illness due to similarity of symptoms?
a. AIDS c. mononucleosis
b. herpes genitalis d. syphilis
C
Cytomegalovirus is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids and rarely produces significant clinical symptoms. It can be misdiagnosed as mononucleosis because of similarity of symptoms.
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Which action by the nurse is appropriate when testing for Homans' sign?
1. Pointing the client's toes down 2. Having the client point the toes up toward the calf 3. Flexing the client's toes as wide apart as possible 4. Rotating the client's foot
A couple with a diagnosis of ovarian failure discusses their infertility options with their physician. The nurse should recognize which of the following as the treatment of choice for a patient with ovarian failure?
A) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection B) Artificial insemination C) Gamete intrafallopian transfer D) In vitro fertilization
A patient who is 16 weeks pregnant has a lower blood pressure than that of prepregnancy levels. What should the nurse realize as being the cause for this lower blood pressure?
A) Prepregnancy blood pressure measurements were inaccurate. B) Blood pressure progressively decreases throughout the entire pregnancy. C) A decrease in the second trimester may occur because of placental growth. D) Dehydration because blood pressure increases steadily throughout pregnancy.
Which of these statements about a nurse who has never had chickenpox caring for a client with herpes zoster during the draining, open lesions phase of the illness is TRUE?
a. The nurse is at risk of contracting herpes zoster. b. The nurse could contract herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2. c. The nurse may develop chickenpox as a result of this exposure. d. The nurse would not be at risk for developing any condition if consistently using universal precautions.