A 28-year-old woman presents to the emergency room complaining of cramping and bleeding. The woman states that she is 10 weeks pregnant and she is afraid she is losing the baby
While assessing the patient ,she relates to you that she has had two other miscarriages. What is the term for recurrent abortions?
A) Repeating
B) Expected
C) Habitual
D) Concurrent
Ans: C
Feedback: Habitual or recurrent abortion is defined as successive, repeated, spontaneous abortions of unknown cause. Options A, B and D are detractors for this question.
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While climbing over a barbed wire fence, a 22-year-old man received a deep laceration on his arm and hand
After washing and dressing the laceration with an antibiotic ointment, the emergency department nurse notes that the client has had all his immunizations, with his last tetanus at age 18 for another injury. Select the action that should be taken by the nurse at this time. a. Instruct the client on care of the laceration at home. b. Give a tetanus toxoid injection. c. Order a serum tetanus titer test. d. Advise the client to get another tetanus immunization in 2 years.
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and the percentage in an individual with two schizophrenic parents as ____________________%.
Which of the following statements is true of Turner's syndrome?
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