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The nurse is told in bedside report that a client with endocarditis has a new aortic murmur.  Which anatomical position should the nurse auscultate to assess for a murmur?  Write the number that corresponds to the anatomical location in the blank below. 

A client diagnosed with heart failure weighed 220 pounds when their daily weight was taken yesterday. The client’s morning weight today is 217.8 pounds. How much fluid, in milliliters, has the client lost? Round your answer to the tenths. 

The Abbasid caliph al-Mamun established the ____ in Baghdad as an academic center for research and the translation of foreign texts.

What pre-care will the nurse complete to prep a client for a coronary angiogram? 

Among the differences in Shia Islam from Sunni Islam is a component of _____  which is largely absent from the latter; this belief is connected to a sense of martyrdom among the former.

In 124 B.C.E., ____ of China established an imperial academy where potential officials were trained as scholars.

List four modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular disease.

The nurse is concerned that a client diagnosed with hypertension may have developed target organ damage to the kidneys. Which laboratory test should the nurse review?

The peasants’ revolt that broke out in China in 184 C.E. was known as the ____.

The nurse is auscultating the left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line, and hears the following sound: How does the nurse document the heart sound?