Skeletal muscles are made up of long, thin muscle fibers bundled together with sheets of connective tissue called ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


fascia

Fasciae are fibrous membranes that support and cover muscles.

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To prevent the development of peripheral neuropathy in patients taking isoniazid for tuberculosis the patient is also prescribed:

1. Niacin (vitamin B3) 2. Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) 3. Riboflavin (vitamin B2) 4. Thiamine (vitamin B1)

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A nurse has determined that a patient's pain is acute and plans to administer pain medication. Which of the following are signs and symptoms of acute pain on which the nurse may have based her decision? Select all that apply

1. Dilated pupils 2. Constricted pupils 3. Syncope 4. Increased heart rate 5. Reduced attention span

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A woman of 60 complained to the nurse that she just could not keep looking after her 85-year-old mother much longer

What might prevent the woman from using the respite center that the nurse suggested? A. Cost of respite care B. Embarrassment at admitting that she just did not love her mother that much C. The family and neighbors feeling she was an ungrateful daughter D. The woman losing the reference and being too embarrassed to ask for it again

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Which of the following terms describes a state of psychologically induced immobilization, at times interrupted by episodes of extreme agitation?

A. tardive dyskinesia B. dystonia C. catatonia D. akathisia

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