Fetal breathing movements are documented if characteristic seesaw movements of the fetal chest or abdomen are sustained for at least 20 sec.

Transvaginal sonography, due to its detailed resolution, has aided in the detection of ——— the ocular anomalies and other especially intracranial abnormalities.

The lethal outcome of the severe skeletal dysplasia is determined by the ———.

The nurse is taking a client’s blood pressure in the right arm the evening following a thyroidectomy. Following inflation of the cuff, the muscles in the right hand twitch and then contract, a positive Trousseau’s sign. The reason for the contraction of the hand muscles is most likely to be:

After receiving a change-of-shift report, which patient would the nurse assess first?

Chas has been hospitalized for the past 2 days on the surgery floor for abdominal pain. He reports having lost about 15 lbs. in the past 4 weeks due to abdominal pain because he’s been afraid to eat anything since everything seems to cause the pain. He will be going to surgery tomorrow and the surgical team thinks he will be NPO for at least 10 days. Which of the following is Chas at risk for when beginning PN?

Match the system to its function: Picks up and cleans excess fluid from tissues.

Match the system to its organs: Esophagus, large intestine, rectum

Match the system to its function: A functional organ system which provides a means of protecting us from foreign invaders.

Preschool children who are vaccinated against specific microorganisms would be expected to develop a form of immunity against those microorganisms due to the immune mechanism of: