Author Question: Which of the following individuals who has recently presented to a hospital emergency department is ... (Read 102 times)

Starlight · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

Which of the following individuals who has recently presented to a hospital emergency department is displaying an injury that involves his or her fibrocartilage?

A)
A 7-year-old girl whose ear has been lacerated during a dog attack
B)
A 24-year-old male who has had his trachea crushed in a workplace accident
C)
A 15-year-old boy who has suffered a knee injury during a football game
D)
A 78-year-old man who has fallen and is suspected of having a slipped disc in his back

Question 2

While teaching a class on female cancers, the instructor emphasizes to the nursing students that many patients with ovarian cancer may display

A)
abdominal pain, bloating, feeling full quickly after ingesting food.
B)
pain after intercourse, bleeding irregularities, perineal tenderness.
C)
colicky low abdominal pain, adnexal mass present without palpation.
D)
lower abdominal pain localized to one side, referred shoulder pain.

elizabethrperez · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans:
D

Feedback:

Intervertebral discs are constructed of fibrocartilage, while the ear is largely constructed of elastic cartilage. Cartilage of the respiratory system and joints is most often hyaline cartilage.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
A

Feedback:

Symptoms that are believed to have a strong correlation to ovarian cancer include abdominal pain, increased abdominal size or bloating, and difficulty in eating or feeling full quickly after ingesting food. Pain and bleeding after intercourse are usually associated with an inflammatory process. Colicky low abdominal pain and adnexal mass are associated with cancer of the fallopian tube. Localized abdominal pain to one side with referred shoulder pain is common in ectopic pregnancy.