When a patient with opioid tolerance has an altered physiologic response to pain stimuli, he or she develops a form of pain sensitivity called what?
A) Opioid hyperalgesia
B) Pain hyperactivity
C) Opioid hypoalgesia
D) Pain hypoactivity
A
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a. Measured in chronologic years b. Directly related to heredity c. Related to behavioral characteristics d. Begins at the time of birth
The patient performing the Buerger-Allen exercise:
1. lies on the stomach. 2. raises the legs for 2 minutes until they blanch. 3. lowers the legs until color returns. 4. brings the legs flat for 5 minutes and then repeats the exercise.
The school nurse is teaching male school-age children about the average age of puberty. What is the average age of puberty for boys?
a. 12 years b. 13 years c. 14 years d. 15 years
The client is hypoxic, according to arterial blood gas measurement. What nursing diagnosis problem statement is most appropriate for this client?
What will be an ideal response?