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NUR 3145 Florida State University -NUR 3145 Ch3 Questions And Answers
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NUR 3145 Florida State University -NUR 3145 Ch3 Questions And Answers
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NUR 3145 Ch3 Questions And AnswersA characteristic of a stab wound includes:
a. the injury is deeper than it is long.
b. the injury is longer than it is deep.
c. there is a broken bone.
d. there is significant crush injury. Correct Answers a. the
injury is deeper than it is long.
The injury is deeper than it is long. There is little crush injury
because the object used is sharp and it makes a clean entrance.
An injury that is longer than it is deep is considered an incised
wound. A broken bone is a fracture.
A correct concept related to aging is:
a. the maximal life span on humans is 80 to 100 years.
b. men outlive women in most countries.
c. the maximal life span changes every decade.
d. the concept of aging is well understood and documented.
Correct Answers a. the maximal life span on humans is 80 to
100 years.
The maximal life span is 80 to 100 years and has not changed
over time. The average life span, however, has changed. Women
outlive men in most areas of the world. The concept of aging is
not completely understood.
A decrease in workload, use, pressure, or blood supply
appropriately describes:
, a. physiologic atrophy.
b. pathologic atrophy.
c. hypertrophy.
d. hyperplasia. Correct Answers b. pathologic atrophy.
Pathologic atrophy is a decrease in cell size due to decreased
use. Physiologic atrophy usually occurs early in development;
for example, the thymus gland atrophies during childhood.
Hypertrophy is an increase in cell size. Hyperplasia is an
increase in the number of cells
A patient with a collection of blood that is located between the
skull and the dura is diagnosed with a condition referred to as
a(n):
a. epidural hematoma.
b. contusion.
c. subdural hematoma.
d. abrasion. Correct Answers a. epidural hematoma.
An epidural hematoma is a collection of blood between the inner
surface of the skull and the dura. A subdural hematoma is a
collection of blood between the surface of the dura and the
brain. A contusion is a bruise or bleeding into the skin and
underlying tissue. Abrasion is a scrape caused by removal of the
superficial layers of the skin.
A tear or rip of the skin with a jagged and irregular edge is
described as a(n):
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