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Themember4

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A patient with a long history of using chewing tobacco says, I've been chewing for years. I'm not going to get cancer. How should the nurse respond?
 
  1. The use of smokeless tobacco has been linked to oral cancer.
  2. You are probably one of the lucky ones.
  3. I guess you're right.
  4. It's not my body.

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A patient with gastrointestinal dysfunction says, I was having chest pain so bad last week I thought I was having a heart attack What should the nurse suspect the patient was experiencing?
 
  1. hiatal hernia
  2. diverticulitis
  3. constipation
  4. bowel obstruction


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Using chewing tobacco is a primary risk factor for oral cancer. The other responses are not therapeutic.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Manifestations of hiatal hernia include substernal chest pain. Diverticulitis, constipation, and bowel obstruction are not associated with substernal chest pain.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Gracias!

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