Which of the following is not an expected age-related change to the cardiovascular system?
A) Blood vessels lose elasticity.
B) Heart walls become thicker.
C) Veins become enlarged.
D) Blood pressure decreases.
D
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A) Edema B) Syncope C) Bradycardia D) Hemorrhage
The ability to manage some basic activities of daily living returns and some relief from the distresses of the psychotic disorder occur with schizophrenics during
1. the acute phase. 2. the prodromal phase. 3. periods of remission. 4. the prepsychotic phase.
To palpate the right ovary, you would move your hand on the patient's abdomen to the right lower quadrant
a. about halfway between the anterior iliac spine and the umbilicus. b. just inside the anterior iliac spine. c. just superior to the anterior iliac spine. d. just to the right of the bladder.
A patient who is taking a fixed-dose combination drug with an opioid and acetaminophen for cancer pain reports increased muscular pain. The patient asks the nurse if the pain medication dose can be increased. What will the nurse tell this patient?
a. An adjuvant analgesic medication will probably be used to help with this pain. b. An additional dose of acetaminophen can be used to enhance pain relief. c. Increasing the dose is possible, because there is no ceiling to opioid pain relief. d. The provider will prescribe separate dosing of the opioid and acetaminophen.