Conductive hearing loss is a result of all of the following changes except:
A) Decreased cerumen.
B) Degeneration of the middle ear bones.
C) Tympanic membrane thickening.
D) Organ of Corti atrophy.
D
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A) Unwillingness to overmedicate the dying patient B) Rules concerning completion of all cure-focused medical treatment C) Unwillingness of patients and families to acknowledge the patient is terminal D) Lack of knowledge of patients and families regarding availability of care
In which of the following ways is methamphetamine different from and more dangerous than other mood-altering substances?
a. The drug itself is highly combustible, so both makers and users have suffered severe burns when injecting it. b. Methamphetamine helps users become more productive and energetic so people find it helpful at work and home and want to continue using it. c. It provides more pleasurable effects more quickly than other mood-altering drugs, so persons become addicted more quickly. d. Severe neurological changes occur in the brain very quickly, often even with the first dose.
A nurse is assessing an 84-year-old female Chinese American's pain following her left hemiarthroplasty 2 days prior. Which of the following characteristics of Chinese Americans should the nurse be aware of during this assessment?
A) Chinese Americans often view pain as a virtue and tend to underreport it. B) Chinese Americans have a fatalistic view of pain and see analgesia as inappropriate and undeserved. C) Chinese women often overstate their pain in light of health care providers' reluctance to provide analgesia. D) There is often a reluctance to acknowledge pain among older Chinese Americans.
A nurse assesses a high eosinophil count in a pediatric patient. The nurse recognizes that this elevation is an indicator of _____
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