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Consider the following EBNF Grammar: (Hint: [  ] denotes that the enclosed element is optional. It’s used to specify that an element can be present or omitted.) ->{}[d] -> a | b Does this grammar accept “aada”?

An amniocentesis is performed on a fetus at 16 weeks gestation with an absorbance value of 0.03.  Which graph would be used to plot the value to determine the severity of hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDFN)?

What were the main design principles of ALGOL 68?  

A semen sample from a 28-year-old male is received in the laboratory for a fertility study. The test results are: Color: Grayish-white Volume: 4 mL Liquefaction: 35 minutes Viscosity: Watery Motility: 40% Morphology: 50% normal Vitality: 50% Leukocytes: 0.75× 106/mL Sperm counted in 5 RBC squares – 58 and 62 Diluted 1:20 What is the sperm concentration? 

A patient is receiving  rocephin an antibiiotic intramuscular injection in the ventrogluteal site. Which angle will the nurse use for the needle insertion?

A patient has been prescribed antiparkinson medications. What should the nurse assess  to determine if the drug is giving the patient a therapeutic response?

The nurse is providing drug teaching for a patient who is prescribed enalapril (Vasotec). What drug specific adverse effect will the nurse include in the drug teaching?

An older adult is on several new medications and is worried  she will forget to take her pills. What action by the nurse would be the best in this situation?

A patient Is taking an SSRI for depression and started using St. John’s wort, an herbal product. The patient says “Now I feel really weird.” The nurse realizes the patient is experiencing serotonin syndrome. Which of the following are symptoms of serotonin syndrome? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse teaches the patient on calcium channel blockers about what important topic?