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The normal response to venous flow during the Valsalva maneuver is 

Patients complaining of pain, swelling and erythema of the lower extremity may have deep venous thrombosis, but the vascular technologist knows that diagnosing DVT by these symptoms alone is approximately: 

A patient with chronic venous insufficiency complains of sudden onset of edema and pain in the affected leg.  This may be related to:

A patient with a  pulmonary embolus might have any of these EXCEPT:

Distal to a non-hemodynamically significant stenosis, 

The nurse is preparing the client for dressing changes that will occur in the next 45 minutes.  What actions are appropriate for the nurse to complete in preparation?

The client has suffered 60% total body surface areas burns.  Which nursing intervention would be contraindicated? 

The client was titrated off of vasopressin during the night shift.  At 0800 their blood pressure is 102/64. What is their mean arterial pressure (MAP)? _______ Based on their MAP, what is the nurse’s next step? _______

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Find the indicated probability.In one town, 66% of adults have health insurance. What is the probability that 8 adults selected at random from the town all have health insurance? Round to the nearest thousandth if necessary.