Name the four characteristic signs of localized inflammation
What will be an ideal response?
Heat, redness, swelling, pain
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What phase is a wound in when blood and fluid flow into the vascular space and produce edema, erythema, heat, and pain?
a. Healing b. Inflammatory c. Reconstruction d. Maturation
The nurse is planning care for an older patient with stomatitis caused by chemotherapy medication. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse identify for this patient?
1. Impaired Dentition 2. Fluid Volume Deficit 3. Altered Physical Mobility 4. Impaired Oral Mucous Membranes
Which type of pain is transmitted by C-nerve fibers? Select all that apply
a. diffuse and dull b. burning and chronic c. pain that comes and goes unexpectedly d. unremitting and unbearable pain
A client has undergone pericardiocentesis to treat cardiac tamponade. For which signs should the nurse assess the client to determine whether the tamponade is recurring?
A. Decreasing pulse B. Rising blood pressure C. Distant muffled heart sounds D. Falling central venous pressure (CVP)