What plays an important role in preventing friction during the normal movement of the heart during contractions??
A) Pericardial fluid
B) Fibrous connective tissue
C) Intercalated discs
D) Vascular resistance
A
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A) Chronic bacterial prostatitis B) Orchitis C) Benign prostatic hyperplasia D) Urolithiasis
The nurse is assessing a client with liver disease and notes that the skin, mucous membranes, and sclerae are yellowish in color. The nurse would correctly document this finding as which of the following?
1. Uremia 2. Cyanosis 3. Jaundice 4. Carotenemia
A nurse is assessing an apical pulse on a cardiac patient. The patient is taking digoxin. The nurse can anticipate that the digoxin will
A) Decrease the blood glucose B) Decrease the blood volume C) Decrease the apical pulse D) Decrease the respiratory rate
You have attempted to cannulate a vein in a patient's hand; however, shortly after inserting the IV catheter, the vein infiltrates. You should:
A. search for a vein in the opposite extremity. B. attempt to cannulate the distal part of the same vein. C. reattempt to cannulate the same vein when the swelling subsides. D. look for a vein that is proximal to the infiltrated vein.