"The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which sex, age, height, and weight predict selected physiologic outcomes: namely, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV),
hemoglobin concentration, food intake, serum glucose concentration, total serum cholesterol concentration, and cancer-related weight change (Brown et al., 1997)." In this study, the ____________ variable is the physiologic outcomes.
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The medical term for a sleep test is a __________
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The nurse is admitting a 4-year-old child to the hospital for surgery. Before administering medicine, how should the nurse identify this child?
A) Read the child's arm band. B) Ask the child to state his or her name. C) Tell the child to state his or her nickname. D) Say the child's name and see if the child answers.
A patient presents to the antepartum clinic with a history of a 20-pound weight loss. Her pregnancy test is positive. She is concerned about gaining the weight back, and asks the nurse if she can remain on her diet
The nurse's best response would be: 1. "As long as you supplement your diet with the prenatal vitamin, the amount of weight you gain in pregnancy is not significant." 2. "I understand that gaining weight after such an accomplishment must not look attractive, but weight gain during pregnancy is important for proper fetal growth." 3. "Dieting during pregnancy is considered child neglect." 4. "Excessive weight gain in pregnancy is due to water retention, so weight loss following birth will not be an issue."
What is the most common predisposing factor to obstructive sleep apnea in children?
a. Chronic respiratory infections b. Adenotonsillar hypertrophy c. Obligatory mouth breathing d. Paradoxical breathing