32 Best Medical Test Questions and Answers (Q&A) - ProProfs Discuss

What is the difference between a "head to toe" assessment and a "focused" assessment?

Carice Snow, Motivator
Answered: Nov 27, 2018

As might be guessed from a common sense analysis of these terms, a head to toe assessment, which may be given at a review of health or at the initial appointment where the overall health of a...Read More

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Which of the following disorders is jugular vein distention most prominent?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Heart failure

Elevated venous pressure, exhibited as jugular vein distention, indicates a failure of the heart to pump. Jugular vein distention isnt a symptom of abdominal aortic aneurysm...Read More

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What is the difference between a Bone Scan and a PET Scan?

E. James
Answered: Oct 09, 2019

A bone scan is a process whereby nuclear scanning is used to examine the internal bone structure of the body. A PET scan can be referred to as the Positron Emission Topography scan. This is a...Read More

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Which area of the abdomen is most commonly palpated when assessing a client for an abdominal aortic aneurysm?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Middle lower abdomen to the left of the midline

The aorta lies directly left of the umbilicus; therefore, any other region is inappropriate for palpation.

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At what point in pregnancy do you go to labor and delivery instead of ER?

L. Hawkes, Teacher
Answered: Jun 28, 2018

Newborns are prone to losing heat as their natural water from the body evaporates. A nurse’s job is to make sure that newborns will not lose their body heat. The best option to this is...Read More

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How are enteroendocrine cells different from goblet cells?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

The direction of release of secretion

Enteroendocrine cells are specialized endocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract. They produce hormones such as serotonin, somatostatin, motilin,...Read More

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Which blood vessel layer may be damaged in a client with an aneurysm?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Media

The factor common to all types of aneurysms is a damaged media. The media has more smooth muscle and less elastic fibers, so its more capable of vasoconstriction and vasodilation....Read More

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Which group of symptoms indicate a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Severe lower back pain, decreased blood pressure, decreased rbc count, increased wbc count.-severe lower back pain indicates an aneurysm rupture, secondary to pressure being applied within the...Read More

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What is best response by the nurse?

Santepro
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Newborn infants are deficient in vitamin K. and this injection prevents your infant from abnormal bleeding.”

Vitamin K is necessary for the body to synthesize coagulation...Read More

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How would the nurse prepare to administer this therapy?

Santepro
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Instillation of the preparation into the lungs through an endotracheal tube

The aim of therapy in RDS is to support the disease until the disease runs its course with the subsequent...Read More

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Which nursing actions would be most appropriate if a newborn infant following circumcision and notes that the circumcised area is red with a small amount of bloody drainage?This question is...

Santepro
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Document the findings

A yellow exudate may be noted in 24 hours. and this is a part of normal healing. The nurse would expect that the area would be red with a small amount of bloody...Read More

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Which procedure or practice requires surgical asepsis?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

I.v. cannula insertion-caregivers must use surgical asepsis when performing wound care or any procedure in which a sterile body cavity is entered or skin integrity is broken. to achieve surgical...Read More

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What is the difference between X-Ray and CT-Scan?

K. Shadrach
Answered: Oct 10, 2019

X-Ray and CT-Scan are both machines which can be used to create images of the internal structure of an object. These two machines are used by doctors to accurately diagnose a patient, especially...Read More

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What conditions can cause temporary reversible ECI?

Cesar H. Pablo, Journalist
Answered: Jan 19, 2018

These include the presence of CNS depressants. There are a wide range of CNS depressant that include diazepam, meprobamate, mecloqualone, methaqualone, and barbiturates. Apart from that,...Read More

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What is the difference between MRI and PET Scan?

C. Perez, Writer
Answered: Aug 22, 2019

MRI and PET Scan are two types of imaging machines which are used by the doctors in diagnosing different kinds of diseases or health conditions in the body. These machines are very useful in that...Read More

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