A nurse is assessing a client with pericarditis. Which assessment findings indicate pericarditis? Select all that apply

1. Flat neck veins
2. Increased blood pressure
3. Muffled or distant heart sounds
4. Pericardial friction rub
5. Dyspnea


3, 4, 5

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A medical term that means pertaining to the side is ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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An episode of binge drinking is accompanied by an increased risk of ________ within 24 hours of the binge drinking.

A. cardiac atrophy B. cardiac arrhythmia C. cardiac myopathy D. cardiac disintegration

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Which of the following is true? The 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow

A. saw the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) eventually bowing to political pressure from the White House and voting not to send the American Olympic team to the Moscow Olympiad. B. endured a "boycott" engineered by President Jimmy Carter of the United States. C. reflected the different political agendas and beliefs that were emblematic of the problems between the United States and the Soviet Union. D. All of the answers are correct. E. endured a "boycott" engineered by President Jimmy Carter of the United States and reflected the different political agendas and beliefs that were emblematic of the problems between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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