A woman has just been referred to a chiropractor for lower back ...

[KWilfred]

A woman has just been referred to a chiropractor for lower back pain by her primary physician. The physician's nurse knows that which consideration is important in choosing an appropriate chiropractor?
 
  1. Do not expect chiropractors to provide a written report to the primary physician.
  2. Do not choose a chiropractor who considers a spinal manipulation a cure for anything that ails you.
  3. Choose a chiropractor who orders frequent x-rays in order to determine treatment progression.
  4. Do not expect chiropractors to provide you with a written treatment plan.

Question 2

The nurse is assessing a patient who is at 35 weeks' gestation. What does the nurse expect the patient to report at this phase of pregnancy?
 
  1. Nausea and vomiting
  2. Maternal ambivalence
  3. Emotional shifts from highs to lows
  4. Stretch marks on the abdomen

[jsm54321]

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Chiropractors should provide a written report to the primary physician the same as any other licensed physician.
Rationale 2: Chiropractor care is not the cure for all ailments, so one that believes this should not be chosen.
Rationale 3: A chiropractor who orders frequent x-rays should not be chosen, as frequent x-rays can put patients as risk.
Rationale 4: Chiropractors will provide you with a written report the same as any other physician.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Nausea and vomiting would be present in the first trimester.
Rationale 2: Maternal ambivalence would be present in the first trimester.
Rationale 3: Shifting emotions are more characteristic of early pregnancy than of later pregnancy.
Rationale 4: Striae, or stretch marks, are reddish, wavy, depressed streaks that can occur over the abdomen, breasts, and thighs as pregnancy progresses.

[KWilfred]

Thank you

[jsm54321]

Happy to help you