A newborn is born with hypothyroidism. A complication of this disorder if it is not recognized and treated is
A) blindness.
B) muscle spasticity.
C) dehydration.
D) cognitive impairment.
D
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An 82-year-old resident of a long-term care facility with a recent history of repeated urinary tract infections and restlessness is suspected of having urinary retention. Which of the following actions by the care team is most appropriate?
A) Uroflowmetry to determine the rate of the client's urine flow B) Ultrasound bladder scanning to determine the residual volume of urine after voiding C) Renal ultrasound aimed at identifying acute or chronic kidney disease D) Urinalysis focusing on the presence of or absence of microorganisms, blood, or white cells in the man's urine
Which of the following health problems would cause a health care provider to question an order for bisacodyl (Dulcolax) for a constipated patient?
a. Spinal cord injury b. Abdominal pain of unknown origin c. Irritable bowel syndrome d. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Joni is having trouble understanding how proteins and parts of the blood vary and are used in body functions. She comes to you for an explanation. Plasma, albumin, and plasma proteins are important in the functioning of the body
a. Discuss separately how each functions within the body.
An outpatient's daughter has been using a diary to track the appearance of her mother's decubitus ulcer when the daughter performs the daily dressing change
The patient has been newly consented for participation in the trial of a new product presumed to accelerate healing and prevent infection. The researcher instructs the daughter in use of the new product and the use of a scale for tracking the ulcer's healing. Scale items are change in total area (width times depth), drainage color, surrounding tissue integrity, pain, and smell. What are the advantages of using a scale instead of a diary? (Select all that apply.) a. It reduces all items to a Likert scale. b. It makes wound care easier. c. It forces a level of precision that may or may not be present in a diary. d. It produces numerical data that the researcher can easily analyze in order to provide evidence of difference between the new method and the old method. e. It makes sure that subjects all will have daily recordings of the variables the researcher intends to measure.