The mother of a 2-month-old male brings him to clinic with concern about a large but easily reducible umbilical hernia. She is worried that it is severe and asks what treatment is necessary. Which of the following is the most appropriate advice from the APRN?
Read DetailsA election pollster calls a potential voter and asks, “Do you plan to vote for Thompson, knowing that he is soft on crime?” Explain why this question will likely not lead to an authentic answer. A clinic calls patients and asks them to rate their experience on a recent doctor visit. Explain why the results of such calls will likely not represent all patients’ experiences. A chocolate company publishes research that states, “Consuming chocolate is associated with lower rates of depression.”
Read DetailsThe following data set shows the time (in minutes) for 16 New York City Friday morning taxicab rides*. Use this data to answer the following questions. 5 7 7 7 8 10 10 12 12 13 15 17 17 40 42 66 Find P70, the 70th percentile. Show all work. Find Q1, the first quartile. Show all work. Use your answer from part b to fill in the blanks and choose the correct terms: Approximately ______% of the taxicab rides were shorter than/longer than _____ minutes. *A portion of an actual data set from your book. Taxi rides were randomly selected from a total of 703 rides. *Data from the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission and found in Essentials of Statistics, Triola, 7th edition.
Read DetailsA 27-year-old male with primary sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis presents with high ileostomy output and abdominal pain for last few weeks associated with a 9-kg weight loss. He has no other medical history. Despite fluid resuscitation and pharmacologic therapy, his symptoms persist. He develops fever to 39.7°C and is transferred to the ICU with concerns for sepsis. On admission to the ICU, he is somnolent and lethargic, heart rate is 160 beats/min, blood pressure is 156/80 mm Hg, respiratory rate is 25/min, and his pulse oximeter reads 98% on room air. His sepsis workup is negative, but his laboratory work is remarkable for a low TSH level. What is the diagnosis?
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