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An elderly man is admitted to the medical surgical unit with a diagnosis of dehydration. Which sign or symptom is most representative of a sodium imbalance?   

 The client is about to go to undergo a computerized tomography (CT) scan of the head with contrast. Which of the following questions by the nurse is most important to ask while preparing the client for the test?

You are Mr. Abdul’s nurse for the shift. Mr. Abdul tells you about his congestive heart failure (CHF), his 56-pack year cigarette habit, his coronary artery disease, and his complaints of weight gain as well as feeling tired all the time and barely having enough energy to sit up sometimes. You note fine crackles in his lung fields and a moist nonproductive cough. You also note 3+ pitting bilateral edema of his lower extremities and diminished pulses in both lower extremities she palpated. Mr. Abdul’s medical diagnoses, smoking history, weight gain, weakness, shortness of breath on exertion, fine crackles in lung fields, moist cough, and 3+ bilateral pitting edema of his lower extremities all point to a significant problem in fluid balance. What problem does Mr. Abdul have regarding his fluid status? Select all that apply.

Relaxin is a hormone that increases the flexibility of the pubic joints during late stages of pregnancy.

Bonus (1pt). Diarthroses are freely movable joints.

Bonus (1pt) Phagocytes and NK cells are part of the innate defense system.

Answer the questions using the function values in the table below. 1 5 3 -5 -2 2 6 3 5 4 3 4 2 2 -1 4 -2 1 8 -3 5 3 6 -7 2   Find        where            [A] Find         where          [B] Fill in each blank with the answer. Answers must be exact and simplified. Work is not required for this problem.

1 -3 5 2 -2 2 1 -3 3 8 3 3 -1 1 7 4 2 3 7 1           In the Answer the questions using the function values in the table above. Find           where           [A] Find           where           [B] Fill in each blank with the answer. Answers must be exact and simplified. Work is not required for this problem.

Referring to the muscle rectus femoris, the term “femoris” indicates the muscle is located in which body region?

Name the structural components of a typical neuron.