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captainjonesify

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on: Jul 11, 2018
An older patient is brought to the emergency department with a suspected fractured hip. For which diagnostic test will the nurse prepare the patient to confirm the diagnosis?
 
  1. Bone scan
  2. X-ray of the hip
  3. Bone mineral density (BMD)
  4. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the hip

Question 2

A nurse is preparing a care plan for a newly admitted client with COPD. The client currently is receiving oxygen at 4 L per nasal cannula. Her oxygen saturation is 82, respiratory rate is 32, heart rate is 98, and blood pressure is 102/68.
 
  Which of the following is the highest-priority nursing diagnosis for this client?
  A) Activity intolerance
  B) Altered tissue perfusion: respiratory
  C) Ineffective airway clearance
  D) Ineffective management of therapeutic regimen, individual


diana chang

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

2
Rationale: A bone scan detects skeletal trauma and disease by determining the degree to which the matrix of the bone takes up a bone-seeking radioactive isotope. A bone scan may help to diagnose a stress fracture in the older person who continues to experience pain after a skeletal x-ray has negative findings.

Answer to Question 2

B


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