Which is the leading cause of death among the middle-adult age group?

A patient who is hemorrhaging has pale mucous membranes, blood pressure 92/52 mm Hg, pulse 160 beats/minute, and respirations 30/minute. The patient is receiving IV fluids at 150 mL/hour, has a blood transfusion infusing, and is being provided oxygen via a mask. What should the nurse recognize as the most likely cause of the patient’s respiratory rate?

Which of the following is not a factor in causing tooth movement?

There are a total of eight incisors in the deciduous dentition.

The permanent right maxillary arch has ________ teeth.

A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who is actively dying from a catastrophic injury. Which of the following is the priority in planning care for this client?

Once the first permanent tooth erupts, a child has a ________ dentition.

The cingulum will develop into the lingual cusp of posterior teeth.

The nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient is at highest risk for the nursing diagnosis of risk for caregiver role strain?

You collect data comparing University of Missouri athletes and students from 3 other universities to determine what makes the Tigers so awesome. When they flex their calf muscle (gastrocnemius) to stand on their toes, you record the amplitude of the EMG trace on the calf muscle and another muscle nearby (the tibialis anterior). You notice that when they flex their gastrocnemius, the electrical activity in the tibialis anterior increases as well. What is happening here?