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strangeaffliction

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What are probable signs of pregnancy?
 
  1. Determined by ultrasound
  2. Observed by the health care provider
  3. Reported by the patient
  4. Diagnostic tests

Question 2

Appendicitis may be difficult to diagnose in pregnancy because the appendix is:
 
  1. displaced upward and laterally, high and to the right.
  2. displaced upward and laterally, high and to the left.
  3. deep at McBurney's point.
  4. displaced downward and laterally, low and to the right.



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Answer to Question 1

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1. Incorrect. Fetal visualization is a positive sign of pregnancy.
2. Correct. Probable signs are those detected through trained examination.
3. Incorrect. Presumptive signs are those reported by the patient.
4. Incorrect. The term diagnostic tests is open for interpretation. To actually diagnose preg-nancy, one would be witnessing positive signs of pregnancy.

Answer to Question 2

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1. Correct. The appendix is displaced high and to the right.
2. Incorrect. The appendix is displaced high and to the right.
3. Incorrect. The appendix is displaced beyond McBurney's point.
4. Incorrect. The appendix is displaced high and to the right.



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