Which commonly accepted practice came out of the Framingham study? Use of:
1) Mammography in breast cancer screening
2) Colonoscopy in colon cancer screening
3) Pap testing in cervical cancer screening
4) Digital rectal examination in prostate cancer screening
ANS: 1
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The primary intracellular electrolyte is
a. sodium. b. calcium. c. potassium. d. magnesium.
The nurse is assigned to a 52-year-old male patient. He is talkative and usually friendly when the nurse enters his room. Today, however, he is standing at the mirror and says: I lost my job because the company downsized, there isn't anything I can do
As his caregiver, the nurse recognizes this expression of concern is related to which of the following? A) He assumes the termination is his fault. B) Dissatisfaction with changes in his appearance and energy levels. C) His career goals and retirement plans are compromised. D) He is in an androgenic crisis.
An elderly client at an assisted living facility is in acute respiratory distress. The client's health record has a DNH order. What is the best description for a DNH order?
A) The individual will be allowed to die naturally without mechanical or chemical intervention. B) The individual will have a tube feeding initiated as soon as possible. C) Client does not wish to be hospitalized or resuscitated if the individual's condition becomes critical. D) The ambulance is to be called immediately in the event of cardiopulmonary arrest, even though natural death is imminent.
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?
a. The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) b. Cells are unable to make the normal amount of vasodilating cytokines. c. Cells produce an increased amount of antithrombotic cytokines. d. Cells develop a hypersensitivity to homocysteine and lipids.