The nurse would assess that a patient is severely neutropenic if the absolute neutrophil count is less than ______ cells per cubic millimeter
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
500
Rationale : Neutropenia is classified as severe if the absolute neutrophil count is less than 500 cells per cubic millimeter. This patient is immunocompromised.
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a. her estimated date of delivery. b. the onset of contractions. c. the type of uterine incision Susan had. d. when Susan ate last and what she consumed.
The nurse explains to the client that the condition in which inflammation occurs in the middle ear and can cause temporary conductive hearing loss is:
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1. Crackles 2. Vesicular breath sounds 3. Bronchovesicular breath sounds 4. Wheezes 5. Bronchial breath sounds