You have a patient present to the ER with s/s of fatigue related to cancer. The patient asks you why fatigue is one of the signs associated with his condition. You tell him:
A. All cancers metastasize to the lungs, and it makes it harder to breathe
B. You could have anemia due to bone marrow damage
C. Cancers are usually associated with a low WBC count
D. This could be because you have thromobocytopenia
Answer: B. You could have anemia due to bone marrow damage
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a. Slow, labored breathing b. Hot, flushed skin c. Edematous extremities d. Weak, thready pulse
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and fit a reusable syringe. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Research published by Garner et al. in 2008 on the effect of massage therapy on stress, anxiety and aggression in a young adult psychiatric inpatient unit, revealed that massage therapy:
a. effectively eliminates both migraine and nonmigraine headaches b. increases a person's perception of pain and anxiety c. triggers episodes of migraine headache d. has immediate beneficial effects on anxiety-related measures.
Which of the following complementary and alternative medicine therapies is based on the concept that illness can be treated with minute quantities of substances that cause the same symptoms?
A) Craniosacral therapy B) Homeopathy C) Ayurvedic medicine D) Reflexology