When assessing the extremities of a patient, the nurse notes muscle atrophy. What does the nurse know may be the cause?

A) PAD
B) Chronic lymphedema
C) Venous insufficiency
D) Arterial aneurysm


A

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A) Fröhlich's syndrome B) Epidermal nevus syndrome C) Irritable bowel syndrome D) Tumor lysis syndrome

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Which stage of continued adaptation starts at 1 month of life and lasts until the end of the first year?

a. infancy c. perinatal b. neonatal d. toddler

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A patient who requires to be placed in contact isolation would be said to be in the ___ priority of care

a. third c. first b. second d. fourth

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A client is an outpatient at the eating disorders clinic. Her diagnosis is eating disorder not otherwise

specified, related to binge eating. Her friend told the nurse "I can't believe she's so heavy. When we're together, I never see her eat.". This alerts the nurse to the possibility that the client engages in the eating behavior of a. purging. b. eating in secret. c. excessive exercise. d. use of eating rituals.

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