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Appendicitis is more difficult to diagnose during pregnancy because the appendix is:
a) Covered by the uterus b) Displaced to the left c) Low and to the right d) High and to the right |
High and to the right
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A nurse is caring for a woman with mitral stenosis who is in the active stage. Which action should the nurse take to promote cardiac function?
a) Maintain the woman in a side-lying position with the head and shoulders elevated to facilitate hemodynamics b) Prepare the woman for delivery by cesarean section because this is the recommended delivery method to sustain hemodynamics c) Encourage the woman to avoid the use of narcotics or epidural regional analgesia because this alters cardiac function d) Promote the use of the Valsalva maneuver during pushing in the second stage to improve diastolic ventricular filling |
Maintain the woman in a side-lying position with the head and shoulders elevated to facilitate hemodynamics
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During a physical assessment of an at-risk client, the nurse notes generelized edema, crackles at the base of the lungs, and some pulse irregularity. These are most likely signs of:
a) Euglycemia b) Rheumatic fever c) Pneumonia d) Cardiac decompensation |
Cardiac decompensation
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Thalassemia is a relatively common anemia in which:
a) An insufficient amount of hemoglobin is produced to fill the red blood cells (RBCs) b) RBCs have a normal life span but are sickled in shape c) Folate deficiency occurs d) There are inadequate levels of vitamin B12 |
An insufficient amount of hemoglobin is produced to fill the red blood cells (RBCs)
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from 4% to 8% of pregnant women have asthma, making it one of the most common preexisting conditions of pregnancy. Severity of symptoms usually peaks:
a) In the first trimester b) Between 24 to 36 weeks of gestation c) During the last 4 weeks of pregnancy d) Immediately pospartum |
Between 24 to 36 weeks of gestation
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A pregnant woman with cardiac disease is informed about signs of cardiac decompensation. She should be told that the earliest sign of decompensation is most often:
a) Orthopnea b) Decreased energy levels c) Moist frequent cough and frothy sputum d) Crackles (rales) at the bases of the lungs on auscultation |
Decreasing energy levels
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