Alex goes to the hospital for a checkup after experiencing severe chest pain. After a preliminary physical examination, a health care professional asks Alex to lie down, places small metal disc electrodes on his body, and hooks the electrodes up to a machine that starts recording the electrical activity of Alex's heart. After the procedure, the health care professional hands over the recording to a doctor for analysis. This recording is known as a(n) ________.
A. electrocardiogram
B. encephalogram
C. mammogram
D. angiogram
Answer: A
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The nurse will know the parents realistically understand the transplantation process that is involved with a kidney transplant if they make which statement? 1. "We know it's important to see that our child takes prescribed medications after the transplant.". 2. "We'll be glad we won't have to bring our child in to see the doctor again.". 3. "We're happy our child won't have to take any more medicine after the transplant.". 4. "We understand our child won't be at risk anymore for catching colds from other children at school.".
One day after giving birth vaginally, a patient develops painful vesicular lesions on her perineum and vulva. She is diagnosed with a primary herpes simplex II infection. The expected care for her neonate includes:
1. Meticulous hand washing and antibiotic eye ointment administration. 2. Intravenous acyclovir (Zovirax) and contact precautions. 3. Cultures of blood and CSF and serial chest X-rays every 12 hours. 4. Parental rooming-in and four intramuscular injections of penicillin.
A patient admitted with seizures is diagnosed with a perforated nasal septum. Which substance should the nurse suspect this patient has been using?
A. Marijuana B. Alcohol C. Barbiturates D. Cocaine
Patients should be educated to avoid taking antacids, iron products, and laxatives containing aluminum, calcium, or magnesium because they decrease the ________ of tetracyclines.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).