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NURS 6512 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers

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1. Unusual white areas on the skin may be due to: Selected Answer: C. vitiligo. 2. Mrs. Leonard brings her newborn infant into the pediatrician's office for a first well-baby visit. As the health c ... are provider, you teach her that newborns are more vulnerable to hypothermia due to: Selected Answer: D. a poorly developed subcutaneous fat layer. 3. Your patient is complaining of acute, intense sharp epigastric pain that radiates to the back and left scapula with nausea and vomiting. Based on this history, your prioritized physical examination should be to: Selected Answer: inspect for ecchymosis of the flank. 4. Mr. Abdul is a 40-year-old Middle Eastern man who presents to the office for a first visit with the complaint of new abdominal pain. You are concerned about violating a cultural prohibition when you prepare to do his rectal examination. The best tactic would be to: Selected Answer: inform the patient of the reason for the examination and ask if it is acceptable to him. 5. In counseling a client regarding nutrition education, you explain that linoleic acid, a major fatty acid, is thought to be essential for: Selected Answer: normal growth and development. 6. Mrs. Britton brings her 16-year-old son in with a complaint that he is not developing correctly into adolescence. Which structures disproportionately enlarge in the male during adolescence? Selected Answer: D. Nose and thyroid cartilages 7. Ms. Otten is a 45-year-old patient who presents with a complaint of weight gain. Which medication is frequently associated with weight gain? Selected Answer: Steroids 8. Subjective and symptomatic data are: Selected Answer: placed in the history section. 9. Mr. Johnson presents with a freely movable cystic mass in the midline of the high neck region at the base of the tongue. This is most likely a: This study source was downloaded by 100000852290574 from CourseHero.com on 01-13-2023 05:14:57 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/113497608/NURS-6512-Midterm-Exam-Questions-and-Answersdocx/ Selected Answer: D. thyroglossal duct cyst. 10. Small, minute bruises are called: Selected Answer: petechiae [Show More]

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