Which one of the following findings is necessary for a woman to be diagnosed with the HELLP syndrome?
A) Hyperglycemia
B) Elevated platelet count
C) Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC)
D) Elevated liver enzymes (SGOT, SGPT)
D
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A nurse recognizes that the term for the physical changes that occur in the size of human beings is
1. Growth. 2. Spirituality. 3. Regression. 4. Development.
A client has a fungal urinary tract infection. Which assessment by the nurse is most helpful?
a. Palpating and percussing the kidneys and bladder b. Assessing medical history and current medical problems c. Performing a bladder scan to assess post-void residual d. Inquiring about recent travel to foreign countries
Five common physical findings that indicate that a child has been abused are what?
A) Eye, head, and skeletal injuries; swollen glands; and breaks in skin B) Broken bones and finger joints, bruises, scars, and eye injuries C) Bruises, burns, lacerations, missing teeth, and skeletal injuries D) Missing teeth, scars on genitalia, loose bones, broken legs, and burn marks
Most cases of combined systolic and diastolic hypertension have no known cause and are docu-mented on the chart as _____ hypertension
a. primary b. secondary c. congenital d. acquired