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lracut11

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The doctor tells the nurse that the patient is complaining of pain in the thoracic cavity. The patient is complaining of pain in the thoracic cavity. The anatomical structure(s) which is/are not in the thoracic cavity is/are the _____.
 
  a. Heart
  b. Lungs
  c. Blood vessels
  d. Small intestine

Question 2

The nurse explains to the anxious parents that the administration of an opioid analgesic to their 3-year-old is:
 
  a. likely to cause significant respiratory depression.
  b. done with the knowledge that addiction may occur.
  c. effective as a pain control method.
  d. given only in cases of severe pain.



Li Jun

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Answer to Question 1

D
The small intestine is located in the abdominal cavity.

Answer to Question 2

C
When administered to children, opioid analgesics do not have any greater respiratory depression than when given to an adult, and the risk of addiction is virtually nonexistent in children. It is an effective type of analgesia.



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