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Mr. McKinsey, age 69, was recently given a diagnosis of degenerative joint disease. Which assessment should the nurse practitioner use to check for effusion of the patient's knee? - Answer- Bulge test A nurse practitioner is driving home from work and stops at the scene of a motorcycle accident that must have just occurred, as there are no rescue vehicles present. The driver is lying unconscious at the side of the road with an obvious open fracture of his femur. Which of the following action...

What test will the nurse perform by firmly stroking the medial aspect of the knee 3 times and tapping the lateral aspect of the knee? - Bulge sign -- To assess swelling in the suprapatellar pouch, the nurse will check for the bulge sign, which confirms the presence of small amounts of fluid as the nurse tries to move the fluid from one side of the joint to the other. To detect large amounts of fluid in the patellar region, ___________ of the patella is used. - ballottement

IBEC TEST QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE | VERIFIED ANSWERS. Average time of hair, reappearance after tweezing or waxing: Medium depth, terminal hair (as on side of face and body) - ANSWER- 6 to 7 weeks Average time of hair, reappearance after tweezing or waxing: Medium depth intermediate or accelerated vellus hair - ANSWER- 7 to 9 weeks Average time of hair, reappearance after tweezing or waxing: Shallow vellus hair (downy, general face) - ANSWER- 8 to 10 weeks* Ultrav...

Lachman maneuver Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) - (Knee exam) McMurray Sign Injury to the meniscus (knee exam) Cause of meniscus injury suddenly planting leg on the ground and twisting Symptoms of meniscus injury > immediate pain in the planted leg > inability to bear weight > can lock up when trying to straighten it Phalen's test Numbness & tingling in the first 3 digits when pressing the dorsal surface of both hands together in a forced w...

IBEC TEST QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE | VERIFIED ANSWERS. Average time of hair, reappearance after tweezing or waxing: Deep, coarse, bulbous terminal hair (as on chins) - ANSWER- 5 to 6 weeks Average time of hair, reappearance after tweezing or waxing: Medium depth, terminal hair (as on side of face and body) - ANSWER- 6 to 7 weeks Average time of hair, reappearance after tweezing or waxing: Medium depth intermediate or accelerated vellus hair - ANSWER- 7 to 9 weeks ...

Lachman maneuver Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) - (Knee exam) McMurray Sign Injury to the meniscus (knee exam) Cause of meniscus injury suddenly planting leg on the ground and twisting Symptoms of meniscus injury > immediate pain in the planted leg > inability to bear weight > can lock up when trying to straighten it Phalen's test Numbness & tingling in the first 3 digits when pressing the dorsal surface of both hands together in a forced wrist flexion for at least 1 ...

Maternity and Pediatrics HESI Review 3 Latest Update 2023/2024 (All New Questions Included) Maternity and Pediatrics HESI Review 3 Mother of a preschool-aged child calls school RN to report her child was bitten by a tick while on a school outing last wk. Mother tells RN she removed tick & flushed it down toilet. What action should school RN take? Schedule test for Lyme disease if rash appears. Dr. prescribes phenytoin (Dilantin) for school-aged child diagnosed with tonic-clonic epileps...

Geology HW 5 Complete Study Test with Complete Solutions. An active volcano is any volcano that: has not been worn away by erosion. is currently erupting or has erupted recently (in geological terms). has not erupted recently (in geological terms) but is likely to erupt in the future. is located on an active tectonic plate boundary - CORRECT ANSWER B If a volcano has not erupted in the past few thousand years, but is likely to erupt sometime in the future, it is considered t...

PHLEBOTOMY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ Which of the following POC lab tests is within the CLIA defined scope of practice for a phlebotomist? a. cell differential and urine sediment b. strep test and urine sediment c. urine dip and cell differential d. strep test and urine dip d. strep test and urine dip The phlebotomist is performing a venipuncture on an apprehensive school age child. Which of the following approaches should the phlebotomist use to calm the child? a. direc...

What is the pH of fetal lung fluid? correct answers 6.27 What is the normal airway resistance during mouth breathing in the infant? correct answers about 7 cmH2o/L/Sec What are the dimensions of the term neonate's trachea? correct answers 3.5-4.0 mm in diameter and 4 cm in length Hemoglobin F may normally be present for how long following birth? correct answers up to one year Before fetal hemoglobin, with its two alpha and gamma chains, there is embryonic hemoglobin. What are the su...