The physician diagnoses a 3 cm ovarian cyst in a 28-year-old woman. The nurse expects the initial treatment to include
a. Beginning hormone therapy
b. Examining the woman after her next menstrual period
c. Scheduling a laparoscopy as soon as possible, to remove the cyst
d. Aspirating the cyst as soon as possible and sending the fluid to pathology
B
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A Cysts in women of childbearing age may decrease within one cycle, so treatment
is not necessary at this point.
B Most ovarian cysts regress spontaneously.
C It is too early to anticipate removal of the cysts. Most ovarian cysts regress
spontaneously within one cycle.
D A transvaginal ultrasound examination will help determine if the cyst is fluid
filled or solid. The cyst can then be removed if warranted.
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The nurse will base the response on which of the following statements listed below? A) "No one really knows why some patients get this diagnosis in their 30s, while others are in their 50s before they begin to have symptoms." B) "Sometimes exposure to too much ultraviolet radiation causes changes in your gene sequencing and therefore mutations occur." C) "Disruption in some proteins called molecular chaperones causes intracellular molecules to become denatured and insoluble leading to clumping and the development of inclusion bodies." D) "Gene repression is a process by which a regulatory gene acts to reduce or prevent gene expression, thereby confusing the negative feedback mechanisms that could prevent disease formation."
The primary causes of death in the United States among adults age 65 and older are
A. Alzheimer's disease, cardiac disease, and chronic lower respiratory tract diseases. B. Alzheimer's disease, cardiac disease, and diabetes mellitus. C. Cardiac disease, malignant neoplasms, and cerebrovascular disease. D. Cardiac disease, cerebrovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus.
An older adult with moderately severe dementia forgets where the bathroom is and has episodes of incontinence. Which intervention should the nurse suggest to the patient's family?
a. Label the bathroom door. b. Take the older adult to the bathroom hourly. c. Place the older adult in disposable adult briefs. d. Limit the intake of oral fluids to 1000 ml per day.
The parent of an adolescent with schizophrenia asks a nurse, "My child's doctor ordered a positron-emission tomography (PET) scan. What is that?" Select the nurse's best reply
a. "PET uses a magnetic field and gamma waves to identify problems areas in the brain. Does your teenager have any metal implants?" b. "It's a special type of x-ray image that shows structures of the brain and whether a brain injury has ever occurred." c. "PET is a scan that passes an electrical current through the brain and shows brain wave activity. PET can help diagnose seizures." d. "PET is a special scan that shows blood flow and activity in the brain."