In assessing several patients in the outpatient clinic, the nurse identifies the patient who is at the greatest risk for cancer as the:
a. 23-year-old car repairman who repaints cars.
b. 30-year-old overweight CPA in New York who has smoked for 10 years and rarely exercises.
c. 45-year-old farmer from Texas who has worked on his family's cotton farm since the age of 12.
d. 60-year-old ski instructor in Colorado.
C
The cotton farmer in Texas has the most exposure to carcinogens. Chemicals, pesticides, and sun are the carcinogens that this farmer has been exposed to for at least 33 years.
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1. Preterm appropriate for gestational age, symmetrical IUGR 2. Term small for gestational age, symmetrical IUGR 3. Preterm small for gestational age, asymmetrical IUGR 4. Preterm appropriate for gestational age, asymmetrical IUGR
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1. Standing 2. Immediately 3. Flexible 4. Indefinite
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1. unmarried pregnant women. 2. women at risk for acquiring or transmitting sexually transmitted infections. 3. all pregnant women. 4. women at risk for candidiasis.
A 55–year-old smoker complains of chest pain and gestures with a closed fist over her sternum to describe it. Which of the following diagnoses should you consider because of her gesture?
A) Bronchitis B) Costochondritis C) Pericarditis D) Angina pectoris