Which statement accurately describes the purpose of a Doppler flow study?
a. To detect a clot in a coronary artery
b. To visualize obstructions in leg vessels
c. To assess efficiency of blood flow through heart chambers
d. To detect a defective heart valve
Question 2After an influenza immunization, the patient complains of shortness of breath, breaks out in hives, and begins to twitch. Which ordered medication should the nurse give first?
a. Epinephrine injection
b. Oxygen via mask at 5 L/min
c. Corticosteroid injection
d. Bronchodilators per nebulization
Question 3The nurse is caring for a pediatric patient recently diagnosed with severe combined immunodefi-ciency (SCID) disease. The nurse determines that teaching has been effective after the parent makes which statement?
a. This disease is like a pediatric version of AIDS.
b. My child must be careful not to fall to avoid bleeding.
c. My child should not attend day care.
d. This problem happened because of che-motherapy treatments.
Question 4A patient has come to the ambulatory care clinic with a sprain. The nurse correctly differentiates a grade 2 sprain from a grade 3 sprain with the assessment of which finding?
a. Pain
b. Swelling
c. Bleeding into the joint
d. Minor loss of function
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