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For which side effects of radiation therapy will the nurse prepare the client who has stage II lung cancer? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is receiving nitroglycerin at 5 mcg/min. The concentration is 50 mg in 250 mL of D5W. What is the flow rate in mL/hr?

It is extremely important for a calf to recieve colostrum within the first 4 hours of life.

What is the gestation length for a beef cow?

When the nurse is performing an assessment and finds no physical cause for a client’s pain, what should the nurse do when the client continues to complain of pain? 

A cow should produce a calf every               days to maintain effecient production goals.

In the above Venn diagram, each event Ei is an individual event, mutually exclusive from the other individual Ei. Event A is defined as “occurring” if any of the Ei within its boundaries occurs (similarly for event B). Values for Ei are as follows:  Calculate Pr (Bc or (Cc and A)) Event E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11 E12 Prob 0.05 0.04 0.17 0.12 0.12 0.02 0.08 0.14 0.07 0.08 0.06 0.05

In healthy adults over 20, how often should blood pressure, body mass index, waist circumference, and pulse be assessed, according to American Heart Association guidelines?

In the above Venn diagram, each event Ei is an individual event, mutually exclusive from the other individual Ei. Event A is defined as “occurring” if any of the Ei within its boundaries occurs (similarly for event B). Values for Ei are as follows:  Calculate Pr (Bc or (Cc and A)) Event E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11 E12 Prob 0.09 0.04 0.03 0.12 0.22 0.02 0.08 0.14 0.07 0.08 0.06 0.05

A 60-year-old baker presents to your clinic with a CC of dyspnea and a non-productive cough over the last month. She reports fatigue with even light activity. She needs to sleep upright in her recliner at night to be able to breathe comfortably. She denies any chest pain, nausea, or sweating. Her PMH includes HTN and coronary artery disease. She denies any tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. Her mother died of a stroke and her father died from prostate cancer. She denies any recent URI or other symptoms. On examination, she is in no acute distress. Her blood pressure is 160/100 and her pulse is 100. She is afebrile and her RR = 16. With auscultation, she has distant air sounds and she has late inspiratory crackles in both lower lobes. On cardiac examination the S1 and S2 are distant and an S3 is heard over the apex.  She has some mild cyanosis noted to her skin. What disorder of the chest best describes her symptoms?