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While checking the victim from head to toe – the rescuer should look for:

Absence seizures are also known as petit mal seizures.

43. During a visit to the clinic, a woman in her seventh month of pregnancy states that her legs feel “heavy in the calf” and that she often has foot cramps at night. The nurse notices that the patient has dilated, tortuous veins apparent in her lower legs. Which condition is reflected by these findings?

The most common type of generalized seizure is the grand mal/tonic-clonic.

An acute subdural hematoma is a medical emergency and may require immediate aspiration surgery.

46. Which would the nurse do to assess the probability of DVT in the patient?

3. The nurse hears a cracking sound like two pieces of leather rubbing together on auscultation and suspects with abnormality?

50. Which would the nurse assess first in the patient during a regional cardiovascular assessment?

12. During an assessment of an adult, the nurse has noted unequal chest expansion and recognizes that this occurs in which situation?

9. Which is a normal finding when assessing the respiratory system of an older adult?