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What type of animal’s skin does this slide show? (common name is fine).

This specimen is in Phylum

This specimen represents which characteristic of mammals? (in the lab, our specimen was taxidermy).

A. Name this structure

Read the following case scenario of a 67-year-old man and refer to the case scenario to answer the question that follows. Medical/Surgical History: Hypertension for 10 years, treated with medications. Colon polyps removed 3 years ago. Social History: Denies smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, or using illicit drugs. Recently retired from management in a large international corporation.Family History: Mother died of a heart attack at age 73 years. Sister died at age 49 years of heart disease. Father is alive with heart disease.Physical Assessment: Came to clinic for increasing shortness of breath and fatigue during his daily 2-mile walk. Requires two pillows to sleep at night. Intermittent dry cough noted. BMI 34, weight up 10 pounds since last visit 1 month ago. Alert and oriented. Mild diaphoresis. Lungs with bilateral crackles; S1, S2 heart sounds with an occasional irregular beat; abdomen rounded and taut; 3+ pedal pulses with 2+ edema of both lower extremities. BP 140/86, pulse 88, respirations 24, SpO2 94% on room air, chest pain 2/10 on a 0-10 scale..Medications: Captopril 25 mg daily Place a check mark to indicate whether each of the findings for this client’s assessment are associated with left sided heart failure, right sided heart failure, or both. Signs/ Symptoms Left Sided Right Sided Both +2 edema in bilateral lower extremities       Crackles in bilateral lung bases       Chest pain       Fatigue       Tachypnea and cough       Ascites      

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is receiving continuous cardiac monitoring that is indicating premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect when assessing the client?

A patient with venous insufficiency has a leg ulcer. Which intervention is most appropriate?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who has coronary artery disease. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching to explain the correlation between changes in the coronary arteries and manifestations that occur?

A patient with atrial fibrillation suddenly becomes confused and has slurred speech. What is the nurse’s priority action?

Which findings would the nurse expect in a patient with worsening left-sided heart failure? (Select all that apply)