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luminitza

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on: Jun 27, 2018
The abused client comes to the emergency room with multiple purplish patches on the skin caused by leaking blood vessels. The health care worker would chart that the client has:
 
  A. abrasions
  B. ecchymoses
  C. lesions
  D. petechiae

Question 2

Which term means surgical crushing of a stone?
 
  A) lithotripsy
  B) lithotomy
  C) lithomegaly
  D) lithomalacia


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A
Explanation: Lith/o means stone and -tripsy means surgical crushing; thus, lithotripsy means surgical crushing of a stone. -otomy means cutting into, so lithotomy means cutting into an organ to remove a stone. -megaly means enlargement; therefore, lithomegaly would mean enlarged stone. -malacia means abnormal softening; hence, lithomalacia would mean stone softening.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Excellent

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:D TYSM

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