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Injury to which of the following nerves would affect the innervation of the diaphragm?

Lorraine is a 66 year patient in the burn unit and she is currently experiencing “burn shock.”  She accidentally sat on a bed of hot coal and has a burn on bilateral buttocks.  Your Clinical Instructor informs you that you will be taking the Lorraine’s vital signs.  Prior to taking her vital signs, she reports that she has 7/10 pain in her buttocks.  There are four special areas of the body, which when burned, are always classified as severe.  Is Lorraine’s burn considered one of the four special areas?

You have 4 patients exercising in the cardiac rehab gym.  You decide that three of them need to stop exercising.  Which patient IS ALLOWED to continue exercising?

Which of the following instructions would be most appropriate to give a patient who is learning pursed-lip breathing?

True or False:  Purulent drainage is a sign of inflammation.

The monitor in your patient’s room tells you the systolic and diastolic BP.  Which piece of equipment is reading BP?

Which of the following giat deviations is often seen during the gait cycle of a patient with weak right anterior tibialis?

Which of the following hematocrit levels increases the patient’s risk of DVT (deep vein thrombosis)?

Kenneth walks into the rehab gym using his bilateral crutches correctly.  He stops at the door to find his therapist and when he continues, he moves his right crutch and left foot at the same time.  Which of the following statements about Kenneth is INCORRECT?

Jennifer takes no medications.  Her INR is within normal limits.  Which of the following best represents her INR?