Which of the following, if elevated, is indicative of heart failure?
a. potassium
b. b-type natriuretic peptide
c. creatinine
d. troponin
Answer: b. b-type natriuretic peptide
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a. The health care system primarily focuses on care of individuals. b. Insurance reimbursement focuses on illness care and treatment of individuals. c. Family members are not always consistent in what they tell the nurse. d. More variables to be considered when completing an assessment e. Number of chronic comorbidities f. Most theories focus on intervention with individuals.
A nurse is reviewing a client's medical record and reads that the client underwent pericardiocentesis earlier in the year. The nurse should discern from this medical term that the pericardium of the client's heart was:
A) Visualized with a camera B) Punctured C) Flushed with a solution D) Measured
During the American Civil War, which of the following women was active in the Underground Railroad movement and assisted in leading more than 300 slaves to freedom?
a. Harriet Tubman b. Clara Barton c. Dorothea Dix d. Mary Ann Ball (Mother Bickerdyke)
How would the nurse explain to a client the rationale for administering corticosteroids after an organ transplant?
1. Corticosteroids prevent the immune system from rejecting the implant. 2. Corticosteroids enhance perfusion through the transplanted organ. 3. Corticosteroids promote graft-versus-host disease. 4. Corticosteroids provide prophylaxis against opportunistic infection.