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The ______ pump helps return venous blood to the heart due to thoracic pressures.

Which of the following describes a general state of constant conditions?

What is a recommended medication to treat polycystic ovarian syndrome?

A 16-year-old girl is admitted to the hospital with toxic shock syndrome. Which of the following instructions is essential to help the girl avoid this problem in the future?

A patient with bacterial prostatitis asks, “Why does the doctor say I can’t have sex until this infection is gone?” On which of the following understandings does the nurse base a response?

Which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect the patient diagnosed with BPH to report?

A person receiving finasteride (Proscar) would most likely have the following diagnosis in the history:

Early detection of which of the following cancers is done with a PAP test?

The nurse is providing care for a female patient who is pregnant and tests positive for genital HSV-2 (herpes simplex virus type 2). Which comment by the patient indicates to the nurse that patient teaching is effective?  

The nurse is providing care for a patient who had a mastectomy for breast cancer 2 days ago and is now developing pulmonary congestion. For which reason is a mastectomy patient at risk for pulmonary complications?