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Which of the following factors is used only in the extrinsic coagulation pathway?

The normal range for the MCV is:

Variation in the shape of erythrocytes is called:

Infectious mononucleosis is an acute infectious disease characterized by:

Plasmodium __________ has proven to be the most fatal of species of malaria presenting with massive intravascular hemolysis, jaundice, and hypotension.

Which one of these lab values is priority to report to the health care provider prior to the maternity client having an amniocentesis?

Lorine has a BMI of 32. She has gained 10 pounds in the first trimester of her pregnancy and her current weight is 262 pounds at 14 weeks gestation. If Lorine follows the recommended guidelines for weight gain in pregnancy, what will her expected weight be at 20 weeks gestation?

A nurse is caring for a client who is having a nonstress test (NST) performed. The fetal heart rate (FHR) is 130 to 150/min, but there has been no fetal movement for 15 minutes. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform?

A 37-year-old woman who is 17 weeks pregnant has had an amniocentesis. Before discharge, the nurse teaches the woman to call her health care provider if she experiences which of the following potential findings?

A woman at 10 weeks gestation comes to the clinic for an evaluation. Which finding might lead the nurse to suspect gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD)?