A female patient is diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. Upon physical assessment, the nurse notices her left eyelid is drooping. The nurse's notes would document this as ___________ of the eyelid
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
ptosis
Ptosis is a medical term for drooping eyelid.
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An inexperienced speaker is practicing her speech delivery. Which indicates a lack of understanding how easily communication is distorted?
1. ?I know I can better connect with my audience with good eye contact.? 2. ?If I repeat a complicated section in another way, comprehension is improved.? 3. ?If I know the background of the audience, it can help with tailoring the content.? 4. ?The topic is not complicated, so I don?t have to worry about misunderstanding.?
A client is diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma in the right ear. The neuroma is removed, but the client still has unilateral hearing loss. The cause of the hearing loss from an acoustic neuroma is categorized as a(n) __________ disorder
1. Obstructive 2. Mechanical 3. Inflammatory 4. Sensorineural
An initial newborn assessment reveals a heart rate of 76, a weak cry, slight flexion of extremities, a facial grimace, and a trunk pink in color but blue extremities. Which is an appropriate Apgar score?
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) 5
A patient with high-risk factors for tuberculosis will begin therapy for latent TB with isoniazid and rifampin. The nurse learns that this patient takes oral contraceptives. The nurse will counsel this patient to discuss _____ with her provider
a. another birth control method b. reducing the rifampin dose c. reducing the isoniazid dose d. increasing the oral contraceptive dose