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Valve clearance adjustment requires the use of:

A piston’s compression ring seals best during:

Proper alignment of the connecting rod and cap is made by matching up the markings on the cap and rod to identify the assembled position.

When replacing piston rings, the end gaps of all piston rings should be placed ______ apart in a three-ring pack.

A Troponin level of 3.2 would most probably indicate that the patient had __________________________________. 

Your patient had a very large surgical procedure 3 days ago and he is still taking a fair amount of opioids to manage his pain. The one thing that should concern you at this time and should be reflected on his Care Plan is: __________________________________________.  

The Olfactory Cranial Nerve (CN # 1) has to do with ________________________________.

Regulation of Temperature happens in the ____________________ of the brain.

Your patient has a K+ of 2.7.  The physician orders the patient to get 20 mEq K+ in 100 ml NS IV supplement (K-Rider), and then follow that with PO doses.  As a nurse you know that the fastest rate you can infuse this K+ via a peripheral IV is at ___________________. 

Leukocytosis is defined as __________________________________.