The primary health care provider asks a client to lie down facing upwards and flex the right thigh at the hip. The client says, "I cannot do this. This position is hurting my abdomen." Which sign of appendicitis would the nurse suspect in this client?
1. Psoas sign
2. Rovsing sign
3. Obturator sign
4. Rebound tenderness
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a. Obtain a new prescription, and inform the client that sudden withdrawal of some medication may cause serious side effects. b. Obtain a new prescription, and give it to the client. c. Obtain a new prescription, and send the client to the pharmacy. d. Tell the client to make an appointment with the physician. ANSWER: a
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A) ?Osteoclasis B) ?Osteomalacia C) ?Avascular necrosis D) ?Osteitis