Which of the following individuals would be most likely to have the highest percentage of body weight as water?
A. Elderly male
B. Infant
C. 50-year old obese female
D. 45-year old athletic male
Ans: B. Infant
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a. compliance c. neutrality b. discipline d. sensitivity
Why would a researcher use an elimination criterion like "Must not have baseline liver function tests that are outside the normal range"? (Select all that apply.)
a. Impaired liver function may have been identified by the researcher as an extraneous variable. b. The intervention planned by the researcher could have an adverse effect on individuals with impaired liver function. c. Liver function tests are possibly being measured in order to detect the independent variable's effect on the dependent variable. d. The researcher is attempting to eliminate persons with all lab tests that are outside normal range. e. The dependent variable may be abnormally elevated in persons who do not have normal liver function.
A mother calls the clinic nurse about her 4-year-old son who has acute diarrhea. She has been giving him the antidiarrheal drug loperamide (Imodium A-D). The nurse's response should be based on knowledge that this drug is:
a. not indicated. b. indicated because it slows intestinal motility. c. indicated because it decreases diarrhea. d. indicated because it decreases fluid and electrolyte losses.
The client informs the nurse that he has experienced pain in the lower extremities for the past eight months. The nurse recognizes that this pain is classified as:
a.) Moderate. b.) Severe. c.) Acute. d.) Chronic.