Uterine growth is stimulated by the hormone:
a. progesterone.
b. oxytocin.
c. oestrogen.
d. thyroid-stimulating hormone.
c
Oestrogen influences uterine growth, breast growth,
water and sodium retention and the release of pituitary
hormone.
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When the nurse en-ters the room, the husband asks for help with warming the soup so that his wife can eat it. The nurse's most appropriate response is: a. "Didn't you like your lunch?" b. "Does your doctor know that you are planning to eat that?" c. "What is that anyway?" d. "I'll warm the soup in the microwave for you."
How is a type V hypersensitivity reaction different from all other types of known hypersensi-tivities?
A. It is cell-mediated rather than antibody-mediated. B. This type of reaction is an immediate response rather than a delayed response. C. The result of the reaction is a stimulatory response to normal tissues rather than an inhibitory response. D. Type V reactions result in more severe tissue-damaging responses than does any other type of hypersensitivity reaction.
The nurse is reviewing a patient's arterial blood gas results and realizes that the oxygen saturation level reflects which of the following?
1. ratio of oxygenated hemoglobin to total hemoglobin 2. evidence of autoregulation 3. percentage of cardiac output 4. content of oxygen in arterial blood
Walkers, canes, and braces are ____________________ aids.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).