The mortality rate for _________________ ______________ is 30–60% and therefore the condition requires rapid, definitive treatment

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


myxedema coma

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What will be an ideal response?

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Match the following types of palpatory touch with their descriptions

1. Static touch 2. Fingertip palpation 3. Flat-finger palpation 4. Cross-fiber strumming 5. Broad-hand gliding 6. Pincher palpation a) Grasping the muscle belly between the thumb and fingers. b) Running the fingertips back and forth across a specific area. c) Pressing into the area being palpated with a precise, pointed, and targeted touch. d) Running the entire surface of the hand along the area being palpated. e) Pressing the plantar surface of the fingers into the area being palpated. f) Resting the hands over an area of the body to quietly sense and observe it.

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Provide two reasons why patients with lymphedema are at increased risk for infections

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following skills present a serious safety challenge for patients who ambulate with a walker?

a. Assumption of standing and sitting b. Ascending and descending stairs c. Ambulating on ramps d. Ambulating through doors that open towards the patient and have automatic closers

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