Several tests are helpful when attempting to establish a diagnosis of a pulmonary embolism or pulmonary infarct. Which of the following tests would NOT be helpful?
A. Urinalysis
B. Chest x-ray
C. Radioisotope lung scan
D. Examination of sputum to determine if the patient has bloody sputum
A
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The nurse practitioner assesses a 65-year-old client with anemia and intermittent bloody urine. The client denies pain, cloudy urine, and dysurea. Which of the following conditions does the nurse practitioner suspect?
A) Glomerulonephritis B) Renal calculi C) Bladder cancer D) Prostatic hypertrophy
The nurse is not sure which approach to take when providing one aspect of care to a patient. Which of the following should the nurse do?
1. Check the organization's procedure manual to find out the standard of practice for the care. 2. Search for a magazine article that discusses the aspect of care. 3. As the health care provider what should be done about the care. 4. Document that the patient refused the one aspect of care.
What is an abnormal finding in a newborn infant?
a. Bluish hands and feet b. Two veins and one artery in the umbilical cord c. Apgar score of 9 at 5 minutes after delivery d. Passage of a meconium stool
Suppose a researcher found a correlation of .50 between candy intake and dental caries. The amount of variability that could be accounted for in dental caries by candy intake is:
A) 25% B) 50% C) 50 D) 25