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luminitza

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The abused client comes to the emergency room with multiple purplish patches on the skin caused by leaking blood vessels. The health care worker would chart that the client has:
 
  A. abrasions
  B. ecchymoses
  C. lesions
  D. petechiae

Question 2

Which term means surgical crushing of a stone?
 
  A) lithotripsy
  B) lithotomy
  C) lithomegaly
  D) lithomalacia


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A
Explanation: Lith/o means stone and -tripsy means surgical crushing; thus, lithotripsy means surgical crushing of a stone. -otomy means cutting into, so lithotomy means cutting into an organ to remove a stone. -megaly means enlargement; therefore, lithomegaly would mean enlarged stone. -malacia means abnormal softening; hence, lithomalacia would mean stone softening.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
:D TYSM

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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