To make a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, tenderness must be present in ____ of the 18 points neces-sary for diagnosis
What will be an ideal response?
11
Tenderness in 11 of these 18 points is necessary for diagnosis along with a history of diffuse pain.
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A patient with hypertension and heart failure presents to the emergency department complaining of a headache. The vital signs are: BP 189/112, pulse 92, respiration 20, and temp 99° F. The nurse administers hydralazine (Apresoline) intravenously
Reassessment after administration of the drug reveals these vital signs: BP 135/84, pulse 124, respiration 18, temp 98.8° F. The nurse correctly interprets these results as a. rebound hypertension. b. reflex tachycardia. c. essential hypertension. d. postural hypotension.
A patient with chronic hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex is being assessed. The nurse would attribute which finding to the patient's chronic condition?
1. General feeling of malaise 2. Recent weight loss 3. Hypotension 4. Yellowing of the cornea
A child is brought to the healthcare provider's office. The child has been receiving phenytoin (Dilantin) for seizure activity
The family reports that despite the child's previously reported controlled seizures, the child has been seizing two or three times a day. The nurse would anticipate that the: a. child's medication will be changed. b. child will be admitted to the hospital. c. child will be placed on nasogastric medications. d. child's phenytoin level will be drawn.
An example of a communication blocker is
a. silence. b. eye contact. c. advising. d. clarifying.