List 4 areas of the patient observation
What will be an ideal response?
Mental status (alert and focused); Conformation of the animal (body shape); Body condition score (thin or obese); Neurological problems (wobbling, unable to control movements, head tilt); Overall general appearance (weak, labored breathing, depressed)
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The nurse is caring for a newborn with suspected congenital diaphragmatic hernia. What of the following findings would the nurse expect to observe? (Select all that apply.)
a. Loud, harsh murmur b. Scaphoid abdomen c. Poor peripheral pulses d. Mediastinal shift e. Inguinal swelling f. Moderate respiratory distress
What is the normal range of white blood cells per milliliter of blood?
a. 40 to 50 million b. 32 to 35 million c. 20 to 25 million d. 12 to 18 million e. 5 to 10 million
The dorsal body cavity contains the
A) spinal cord and lungs B) brain and spinal cord C) heart and kidney D) brain and reproductive organs
Which of the following gives a cell structural support, determines its shape, and moves substances within it?
A. The cytoskeleton B. The Golgi complex C. The nucleus D. Cholesterol E. The plasma membrane