The nurse explains that the difference between the systolic blood pressure reading and the diastolic blood pressure reading is called the __________ ___________
ANS:
pulse pressure
The pulse pressure is the difference between the diastolic pressure and the systolic pressure.
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A. Hemothorax B. Pneumomediastinum C. Pneumonia D. Pneumothorax E. Respiratory distress syndrome.
A 40-year-old male client is shocked to receive a diagnosis of mature B-cell lymphoma and is doing research on his diagnosis on the Internet. Which of the following statements that he reads on various Web sites is most reliable?
A) "Like most forms of Hodgkin lymphoma, mature B-cell lymphoma often requires radiation treatment." B) "Doctors are able to diagnose mature B-cell lymphoma by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells." C) "Unlike many other lymphomas, mature B-cell lymphoma is often self-limiting, and treatment is focused on symptoms." D) "The lymph nodes are usually affected, and often the spleen and bone marrow."
A patient has been admitted to the emergency department after experiencing a chemical burn to the eye in an workplace accident. Which of the following interventions will be included in this patient's plan of care? Select all that apply
A) Eye irrigation until eye pH normalizes B) Eye range-of-motion exercises to preserve function C) Manual cleansing of the cornea with sterile gauze D) Instillation of antibiotics E) Application of an eye patch following immediate treatment
An elderly client is easily completing a crossword puzzle yet he tells the nurse that he can't remember what he did with his watch. The nurse realizes this client is having difficulty with:
a. memory. b. crystallized intelligence. c. fluid intelligence. d. cognitive development.