A patient comes to the clinic and reports a sore knee. The nurse notes popping and cracking noises when the patient attempts to bend the knee. The patient exhibits signs of pain by facial expression
The nurse knows that the popping and cracking noises should be charted as what?
A) Crepitus
B) Grating noise
C) Tactile emphysema
D) Popping and cracking noises
A
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After completing a medication history the nurse is concerned that an older patient is at risk for drug toxicity. What did the nurse most likely assess in this patient? (Select all that apply.)
A) Takes medication for glaucoma B) Experiences transient dizziness after taking anticonvulsant medication C) Has blood work done every 3 months to check anticonvulsant drug levels D) Takes digoxin for a cardiac dysrhythmia and carbamazepine for seizures once a day E) Takes prescribed gabapentin for peripheral neuropathy with grapefruit juice every day
A patient has a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.5. The nurse realizes that this patient is at risk for developing what disorder?
1. gastrointestinal dysfunction 2. hyperinsulinemia 3. heart disease 4. obesity
A woman who is 15 weeks' gestation received normal chorionic villus sampling (CVS) results and abnormal quadruple screen test results. For detection of congenital anomalies, which test should the nurse expect the woman to be offered next?
1. Amniocentesis 2. Ultrasound 3. Contraction Stress Test (CST) 4. Nonstress test (NST)
Answer the following questions by supplying either the medical abbreviation or the interpretation of the medical abbreviation
b.i.d.