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After assessing a patient, the nurse suspects that the patient has an abscessed tooth. Which assessment finding confirms that the immune system is fighting the abscess?
 
  a. Anorexia
  b. Purulent expectorate
  c. Foul breath
  d. Enlarged cervical lymph node

Question 2

The nurse is aware that absence (petit mal) seizures are difficult to detect for which reason(s)? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Lack of an aura
  b. Appearance as a brief moment of absent-mindedness
  c. Brief loss of consciousness (LOC)
  d. Absence of patient memory of the event
  e. Absence of postictal signs



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Answer to Question 1

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The enlarged lymph node near to the actual infection is evidence that the B- and T-lymphocytes are making antibodies and the activity in the lymph node has caused it to enlarge. Anorexia, pu-rulent expectorate, and foul breath are manifestations consistent with the presence of an abscess.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D, E
Factors that make petit mal seizures difficult to detect include lack of an aura and appearance as a brief moment of absentmindedness with no patient memory of the event or presence of postic-tal signs. Petit mal seizures do not result in LOC.





 

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