Bedfast patients are at very high risk of developing pressure ulcers on the feet and ankles.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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a. Intracommunity b. Intercommunity c. Extracommunity d. Normal line of defense
A patient has sequential compression stockings in place. Which of the following indicates that they are being implemented correctly?
A) The ankle pressure is set at 40 mmHg B) Stockings are removed every hour during application C) There is no space between the sleeve and the leg when the sleeve is not inflated D) If there is an order for only one leg, the other sleeve is disconnected from the machine
A common, serious complication of rheumatic fever is
a. Seizures b. Cardiac dysrhythmias c. Pulmonary hypertension d. Cardiac valve damage
What is the term for a complex series of steps that begins when the injured cells release a chemical called prothrombin activator, or prothrombinase?
1. Hemostatics 2. Thrombolytic 3. The coagulation cascade 4. Hemostasis