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Build a term for enlargement of the heart. 

The nurse arrives for their morning shift on a hospital unit and is assigned to care for four patients. Determine which patient is the highest priority and should be seen first. Then determine which patient is the lowest priority and can be delegated to the CNA. Patient with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) who reports blurred vision and leg spasms. Patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who has a weak cough and requires supplemental oxygen. Patient with a thoracic spinal cord injury at level T12 requesting assistance evacuating their bowels.   Patient with a history of epilepsy who is due for their daily antiepileptic mediation dose.   Which patient should the nurse see first?[patient1] Which patient can appropriately be delegated to the CNA? [patient2]

Build a term for inflammation of the liver.  (spelling counts)

Case 1 (questions 13-14) Suppose a researcher is interested in studying whether people who have suffered head injuries are more likely to develop epilepsy compared to people who have not suffered head injuries. To study this, the researcher performed a case-control study.   A fellow researcher points out that there may be reverse causality in the proposed study in case 1. Explain in the context of case 1 what reverse causality means (max. 4 points).

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Build a term that means disease of the kidney. 

A patient is admitted to the surgical unit after a thyroidectomy procedure. On assessment, the nurse observes a positive Trousseau’s sign and a positive Chvostek’s sign. The patient reports numbness and tingling of the fingers and around the mouth. The nurse alerts the provider and anticipates which order?

Match the diseases/disorders with the correct descriptions/definitions.  

What is one primary goal of an assistive technology assessment?