____________________ is the destruction of kidney stones with the use of ultrasonic waves traveling through water or gel.?

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

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As a nurse working in the newborn nursery and intensive care unit, when an infant has been diagnosed with failure to thrive, which of the following statements about hormones' effect on the body will the nurse explain to the family?

A) The catecholamine norepinephrine is primarily responsible for the failure to thrive. B) CRF increases somatostatin levels, which inhibits secretion of growth hormone. C) ACTH release from the pituitary causes babies to not gain weight. D) Antidiuretic hormone is involved in the stress response and can increase water retention.

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Adrenergic blockers are indicated for __________.

a.  restoration of cardiac rhythm and dilation of bronchioles b.  treatment of hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia and angina pectoris c.  treatment of nonobstructive urinary retention and open-angle glaucoma c.  treatment of nonobstructive urinary retention and open-angle glaucoma

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The lateral malleolus is formed by the:

A. proximal fibula. B. proximal talus. C. distal tibia. D. distal fibula.

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The disease referred to as ________ disease is the result of atherosclerosis in the vessels of the arms and legs; it affects many older people and causes pain, aches, or cramping in the muscle supplied by a narrowed blood vessel.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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