The preferred method to identify the location of small renal stone is:
A. x-ray
B. abdominal ultrasound
C. CT scan
D. radionuclide scan
Answer: C. CT scan
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A) Most affected patients acquired the infection during international travel. B) Infection typically occurs due to ingestion of contaminated food and water. C) A genetic factor predisposing individuals to H. pylori infection is having type A blood. D) Person-to-person transmission of the H. pylori organism does not occur.
Which of the following involves obtaining and using information by asking who, what, when, where and how?
a. disciplined thinking c. problem solving b. critical thinking d. nursing process
A preadolescent child with ataxia-telangiectasia is demonstrating an exacerbation of choreoathetosis. What should the nurse do to help this patient?
A) Provide comfort measures. B) Assist the patient to walk several times a day. C) Encourage the patient to increase independence. D) Recommend transferring the patient to a rehabilitation facility.
Based on physiologic changes in the kidney during pregnancy, which adjustment would the nurse anticipate if a patient who has been taking a drug excreted only by the kidney becomes pregnant?
1. Decreased dosage to protect the fetus 2. Increased dosage because of accelerated clearance 3. Rescheduling of drug administration times 4. No changes would be expected