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sam.t96

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The nurse records observations of patients' melanomas. Which of the following melanomas would indicate poorest prognosis?
 
  A) Deep, darkly pigmented papule on the back
  B) Thin, red-pigmented, flat lesion on the arm
  C) Thin, irregularly pigmented lesion on the leg
  D) Thin, variably pigmented plaque on the chest

Question 2

An 83-year-old patient is admitted with a temperature of 102 F (38.8 C), chest pain, and fatigue. The chest radiograph reveals an accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, which the physician removes by performing a thoracentesis.
 
  The nurse correctly records the purulent exudate as: a. effusion.
  b. emphysema.
  c. sputum.
  d. empyema.



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Answer to Question 1

A
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The prognosis depends on the depth, rather than the type, of melanoma. (A is a nodular melanoma; B and C describe lentigo maligna melanomas; and D describes a superficial spreading melanoma.)

Answer to Question 2

D
If the fluid between the lung and the membrane lining the pleural cavity becomes infected, it is called empyema.



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