The physician mentions that a client's dementia may be associated with either Alzheimer's disease
or multiple infarcts.
For the physician to make a differential diagnosis with the least expensive test,
the nurse should expect to prepare the client for a
a. computed tomography (CT) scan.
b. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.
c. PET scan.
d. single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan.
ANS: A
The CT scan could be expected to show the presence or absence of cortical atrophy, ventricular
enlargement, and areas of infarct, information that would be helpful to the physician. The CT scan is
the least expensive of the imaging techniques listed.
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a. dyspnea. b. cyanosis. c. asthenia. d. ecchymosis.
A patient presents with chest trauma from an MVA
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