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lilldybug07

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A postmenopausal woman who is 54 years old has been diagnosed with two leiomyomas. What assessment finding is most commonly associated with the presence of leiomyomas?
 
  a. Abnormal uterine bleeding
  b. Diarrhea
  c. Weight loss
  d. Acute abdominal pain

Question 2

Which order should the nurse question when caring for a 5-year-old child after surgery for Hirschsprung disease?
 
  a. Monitor rectal temperature every 4 hours and report an elevation greater than
  38.5 C.
  b. Assess stools after surgery.
  c. Keep the child NPO until bowel sounds return.
  d. Maintain IV fluids at ordered rate.



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A Most women are asymptomatic. Abnormal uterine bleeding is the most common
symptom of leiomyomas, or fibroids.
B Diarrhea is not commonly associated with leiomyomas (fibroids).
C Weight loss does not usually occur in the woman with leiomyomas (fibroids).
D The patient with leiomyomas (fibroids) is unlikely to experience abdominal pain.

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A Rectal temperatures should not be taken after this surgery. Rectal temperatures
are generally not the route of choice for children because of the route's traumatic
nature.
B This is an appropriate intervention postoperatively. Stools should be soft and
formed.
C This is an appropriate intervention postoperatively.
D This is an appropriate postoperative order.



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