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bobbie

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A patient is being cared for after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a motorcycle accident.
 
  Since the patient has regained consciousness, the nurse has been prioritizing assessments related to the possibility of increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Assessment for early signs of increased ICP should focus most closely on which of the following parameters?
  A) Muscle tone
  B) Level of consciousness (LOC)
  C) Vital signs
  D) Pain level

Question 2

The health care provider has ordered a fluid deprivation test on a patient. What is this patient most likely being tested for?
 
  A) Hashimoto's thyroiditis
  B) Diabetes insipidus (DI)
  C) Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)
  D) Hyperparathyroidism


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alvinum

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

B

Answer to Question 2

B


bobbie

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Wow, this really help

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