A nurse is caring for a patient that has undergone replantation of a body part. What might the saliva of leeches be used to treat in this patient?
a. Inadequate arterial blood flow
b. Venous insufficiency
c. Venous congestion
d. Increased arterial blood flow
C
Leeches are used to treat venous congestion.
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The nurse is auscultating bowel sounds in the patient. The nurse notes the presence of loud bowel sounds in each quadrant every 3 seconds. The nurse correctly associates these findings as an indication of:
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