Uncontrolled muscular contractions that are often violent are called ____________________.

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


seizures

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A patient is undergoing a valvuloplasty to repair a defective heart valve. Patient education is aimed at which of the following priority areas of teaching?

A) Patient-controlled analgesia B) Long-term anticoagulant therapy C) Long-term steroid therapy D) Exercise program

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A common symptom that would alert you that a preterm infant is developing respiratory distress syndrome is

A) inspiratory stridor. B) expiratory grunting. C) expiratory wheezing. D) inspiratory "crowing."

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The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century used principles of complex adaptive systems to describe a vision of a healthcare system in which care would be (select all that apply)

A. Safe B. Effective C. Patient-centered D. Timely E. Exciting F. Efficient G. Equitable H. Compassionate

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What event is characteristic of the function in Zone 1 of the lung?

a. Blood flow through the pulmonary capillary bed increases in regular increments. b. Alveolar pressure is lesser than venous and arterial pressures. c. The capillary bed collapses, and normal blood flow ceases. d. Blood flows through Zone 1, but it is impeded by alveolar pressure

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