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For fluoroscopic procedures with a kVp of 100 or more, the protective apron must possess a minimum of ____ lead equivalent.

During a neurologic exam, you ask your patient to stick out his tongue. It deviates to the right. This may indicate a lesion to the patient’s ________ nerve.

When you ask the patient to puff out her cheeks, show her upper and lower teeth, and raise her eyebrows, which cranial nerve are you evaluating?

Use the diagram below to identify the inferior vena cava.   

When the left ventricle contracts, the _____ valve closes and the _____ valve is pushed open

Which of the following is a common sign of type 2 DM?

Jugular venous pressure approximates the patient’s ________ pressure.

The AGACNP is discussing what happens when the 17 year old patient  has an acute bronchial constriction related to asthma exacerbation. The NP emphasizes the mediator responsible is due to?

The APRN knows that which of the following is a microcytic anemia?

A 37-year-old man has been admitted to the hospital for a DVT that leads to a pulmonary embolism. While doing rounds in the morning the bedside nurse alerts the NP to let them know the patient’s platelet count is trending downwards. The NP goes to assess the patient and notes that there is a small amount of blood around the patient’s PICC line insertion site that is While reviewing the labs, the platelet count was at 300,000 and is now at 112,000. The patient has been receiving a weight-based Heparin infusion for management of his DVT and PE. What does the NP suspect?