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A client is being carefully monitored in the PACU until the client is recovered from anesthesia and is medically cleared to leave the unit. The nurse is using a defibrillator on a client in the PACU.
 
  This piece of equipment supports which basic need for the client? A) Airway aid
  B) Breathing aid
  C) Circulatory aid
  D) Drug aid

Question 2

Nurses and caregivers need to be aware of the more common opportunistic infections associated with AIDS. Which of the following infections causes small, painful blisters on the skin of the lips, nose, or genitalia?
 
  A) Cryptococcus
  B) Cytomegalovirus
  C) Toxoplasmosis
  D) Histoplasmosis



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Answer to Question 1

C
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A defibrillator is a circulatory aid, not an airway, breathing, or medication aid, to getting the heart back into a normal rhythm that supports life.

Answer to Question 2

D
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Histoplasmosis is a viral infection causing small, painful blisters on the skin of the lips, nose, or genitalia. Cryptococcus is a yeast-like fungus causing infections of the lung, brain, and blood. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a one-celled parasitic infection of the gastrointestinal tract causing diarrhea, fever, and weight loss. Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection involving the brain, lungs, and other organs, causing fever, chills, visual disturbances, confusion, hemiparesis, and seizures.



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