The clinical risk factors for deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which include venous insufficiency, poststroke, and heart failure, fit into which of Virchow's Triad for being a causative factor for DVT?
a. Venous stasis c. Hypercoagulability
b. Vessel injury
A
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The physician suspects that a client is experiencing a disturbance of the lymphatic system. For what should the nurse assess this client?
1. An enlarged spleen 2. Jaundice 3. Blurred vision 4. Edema of the face
A patient is admitted with an acute spinal cord injury. The nurse is continuing to assess the patient for neurological deficits and sensory and motor functioning because of which of the following?
1. potassium causes destruction of the myelin 2. ischemia can increase the zone of injury 3. inflammatory process is delayed in spinal cord injuries 4. inflammation increases the blood flow to the damaged area of the cord
The nurse practitioner is examining the hands of a 55-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and notes bilateral spindle shaped deformities on the middle interphalangeal joints. These are known as
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