A patient reports having abdominal distention. The nurse observes that the patient's sclerae are yellow. Which abnormal finding does the nurse anticipate on examination of this patient's abdomen?
a. Decreased bowel sounds in all quadrants
b. Glistening or taut skin of the abdomen
c. Bulge in the abdomen when coughing
d. Bruit around the umbilicus
ANS: B
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a. 2.8 to 8.4 mg b. 4.8 to 14.3 mg c. 11.5 to 34.5 mg d. 1.6 to 4.7 mg
Which of the following serve as a guide in the development of the policies and technologies used to support quality reporting and other uses of health data?
1. Budget 2. Regulations 3. Issues 4. Values
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a. absorption. c. biotransformation. b. distribution. d. elimination.