During han hassessment, ha hpatient htells hthe hnurse hthat hher hfingers hoften
hchange hcolor hwhen hshe hgoes hout hin hcold hweather. hShe hdescribes hthese
hepisodes has hher hfingers hfirst hturning hwhite, hthen hblue, hthen hred hwith ha
hburning, hthrobbing hpain. hThe hnurse hsuspects hthat hshe his hexperiencing: h-
hANSWER✓✓-Raynaud's hphenomenon
S.E. his ha h30 hyear hold hCaucasian hmale hwith hno hsignificant hpast hmedical
hhistory hand hfamily hhistory his hunremarkable. hHe hhad ha hrecent hbasketball
hinjury hresulting hin ha htorn hAchilles htendon h3 hweeks hago hand ha hnon-weight
hbearing hcast hwas hplaced. hHe his hcomplaining hof hright hcalf hpain. hWhich hof
hthe hfollowing his hindicative hof hdeep hvein hthrombosis? h- hANSWER✓✓-Right
hcalf hslightly hred h& hswollen ha hfew hcm hlarger hthan hthe hleft hcalf hwith hall
hpulses hequal hbilaterally
When hperforming ha hperipheral hvascular hassessment hon ha hpatient, hthe hnurse
his hunable hto hpalpate hthe hulnar hpulses. hThe hpatient's hskin his hwarm hand
When hperforming han hassessment hof ha hpatient, hthe hnurse hnotices hthe
hpresence hof han henlarged hright hepitrochlear hlymph hnode. hWhat hshould hthe
hnurse hdo hnext? h- hANSWER✓✓-Examine hthe hpatient's hlower harm h& hhand, h&
hcheck hfor hthe hpresence hof hinfection hor hlesions
The hnurse his hreviewing hthe hrisk hfactors hfor hvenous hdisease. hWhich hof
hthese hsituations hbest hdescribes ha hperson hat hhighest hrisk hfor hthe
hdevelopment hof hvenous hdisease? h- hANSWER✓✓-Person hwho hhas heven hon
hbed hrest hfor h4 hdays
The hnurse his hevaluating hpatients hfor hobesity-related hdiseases hby hcalculating
hthe hwaist-to-hip hratios. hWhich hone hof hthese hpatients hwould hbe hat
hincreased hrisk? h- hANSWER✓✓-29-year-old hwoman hwhose hwaist hmeasures
h33 hinches hand hhips hmeasure h36 hinches
The hnurse his hpercussing hthe hseventh hright hintercostal hspace hat hthe
hmidclavicular hline hover hthe hliver. hWhich hsound hshould hthe hnurse hexpect hto
hhear? h- hANSWER✓✓-Dullness
The hnurse his hassessing hthe hforms hof hsupport han holder hpatient hhas hbefore
hshe his hdischarged. hWhich hof hthese hexamples his han hinformal hsource hof
hsupport? h- hANSWER✓✓-Patient's hneighbor, hwho hvisits hwith hher hdaily
A h21-year-old hwoman hhas hbeen hon ha hlow-protein hliquid hdiet hfor hthe hpast h2
hmonths. hShe hhas hhad hadequate hintake hof hcalories hand happears hwell
hnourished. hAfter hfurther hassessment, hwhat hwould hthe hnurse hexpect hto
hfind? h- hANSWER✓✓-Decreased hserum halbumin
During hreporting, hthe hstudent hnurse hhears hthat ha hpatient hhas hhepatomegaly
hand hrecognizes hthat hthis hterm hrefers hto: h- hANSWER✓✓-enlarged hliver
The hnurse his hassessing ha hpatient hfor hpossible hpeptic hulcer hdisease. hWhich
hcondition hor hhistory hoften hcauses hthis hproblem? h- hANSWER✓✓-frequent
huse hof hnonsteroidal hantiinflammatory hdrugs
When hpalpating hthe habdomen hof ha h20-year-old hpatient, hthe hnurse hnotices
hthe hpresence hof htenderness hin hthe hleft hupper hquadrant hwith hdeep
hpalpation. hWhich hof hthese hstructures his hmost hlikely hto hbe hinvolved? h-
hANSWER✓✓-spleen
The hnurse hknows hthat hduring han habdominal hassessment, hdeep hpalpation his
hused hto hdetermine: h- hANSWER✓✓-enlarged horgans
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