A patient exhibits swelling and deformity to the wrist. After splinting, which one of the following positions of the hand is MOST appropriate?
A) Hand in a fist with thumb inside fist
B) Fingers curled inward
C) Wrist flexed with fingers extended
D) Fingers extended and spread
Answer: B
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Of the four moral principles, a person will subscribe to only one principle for all moral arguments
a. True b. False
A patient has had a new cholesterol test result, and you have merged the results into the current encounter. What would be the advantage of using Flowsheet view?
What will be an ideal response?
Which is true of the conditions that can affect the APTT?
A. Heparin therapy has no effect on the results. B. Deficiency of factors VII and XIII cause a prolonged test. C. Vitamin K deficiency causes a prolonged APTT. D. A deficiency of factors I, II, or V has no effect on the results.