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Which of the following is an example of supervised learning:

A client with hypertension tells the nurse, “I took the blood pressure pills for a few weeks, but I didn’t feel any different, so I decided I’d only take them when I feel sick.” Which is the best action for the nurse to take?

A deep vein that begins at the adductor hiatus and ends at the confluence of this vessel with the profunda femoris vein. 

Deep venous system insufficiency is diagnosed when reflux time is greater than 

A 48-year-old male is referred to the vascular lab to rule out the presence of a Baker’s cyst. What area should be imaged in this study?

 SHORT ANSWER:  When going through the steps of the perception, the human brain wants to operate quickly and with efficiency.  E.T. Hall discusses this as an urge to avoid “Information Overload”.   Neuliep, your textbook author, also addresses the concept when he describes the effects of “Mental Economy”.   I recently encountered similar perspectives in a webinar that referenced a human need to  put things into categories.    Although this way of using the brain with hyper-efficiency may start out as a useful, economical function, there can be negative, unexpected consequences–especially in Intercultural Communication contexts.   What is one(1) such example of a negative impact due to this human tendency toward perceptual shortcuts?  Be specific. 

EXTRA CREDIT: Under normal conditions, how does the action of the calf pump offset fluid loss in the interstitial tissue?

Post-thrombotic syndrome is defined as:

Select all TRUE statements about IVC filters:

MULTIPLE CHOICE:  In everyday practice, there often are overlaps between these two concepts: Race & Ethnicity. In fact, I recently filled out a form that asked about Racial identification as well as asking about Ethnicity.    However, the main difference between racial groups and ethnic groups is that _________. (Read carefully. You are looking for the selection where all listed factors are true. )