A patient has been determined to have a new heart murmur. The best description of the cause of a cardiac murmur is what?
A) The patient had rheumatic heart disease as a child.
B) A murmur is caused by the flow of blood through a narrow or incompetent valve or septum.
C) A murmur indicates a ruptured ventricular septum from myocardial disease or infarction.
D) A murmur occurs normally secondary to turbulent blood flow in children and young adults.
B
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A) The disease may be reversible if the irritant causing inflammation can be identified. B) Lung volume reduction surgery may increase her respiratory function. C) Smoking cessation can slow the progress of COPD. D) Improving her nutritional state could increase her respiratory muscle strength.
A client's plan of care specifies that he should spend the majority of his time in a high Fowler's position. When following this guideline, the nurse would elevate the client's head at:
A) 45° B) 55° C) 60° to 90° D) 75° to 105°
The nurse suspects that a pregnant client is experiencing effects to the gastrointestinal system because of elevated progesterone levels. What did the nurse assess to make this clinical determination? Select all that apply
1. Nausea 2. Bloating 3. Diarrhea 4. Vomiting 5. Constipation
The following are features of a penile carcinoma EXCEPT:
A. commonly occurs in circumcised males. B. secretions that accumulate under the foreskin are carcinogenic. C. human papilloma virus may play a role in its development. D. treatment consists of partial or complete surgical resection of the penis. E. None of the above.