When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University's Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic
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Answer: s
A patient is in the intensive care unit and has intercranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. The patient's ICP is 17 mmHg. The healthcare professional notes that the chart indicates the patient is now in stage 1 intracranial hypertension. What assessment finding does the professional associate with this condition?
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No significant change in ICP readings
A preschool teacher notices a child who has burrows on the hands that are several millimeters to 1 cm long, papules, and vesicular lesions. What other assessment finding would help the teacher determine the type of infestation the child has?
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Ask the child if itching occurs especially at night.
A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation by the professional is best?
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Presence of red blood cells
The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetigo is caused by an exfoliative toxin related to which organism?
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Escherichia coli
A patient has pernicious anemia and asks the healthcare professional to explain the disease. Which statement by the professional is most accurate?
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Your body cannot absorb vitamin B 12.
A baby is born with a myelomeningocele and needs urgent surgery to repair the defect. The parents want to take the baby home instead. What does the healthcare professional tell the parents about the purpose of this surgery?
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1cPrompt surgery is needed to prevent total paralysis later on. 1d
A child has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. What complication does the healthcare professional teach the parents is most important to control?
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Respiratory infection
In acute hypothermia, what physiologic change shunts blood away from the colder skin to the body core in an effort to decrease heat loss?
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Peripheral vasoconstriction [Show Less]