The health care provider has now administered several medications and performed fundal massage on Karen. There is no decrease in the amount of active vaginal bleeding.
The physician briefly explains to Karen and her family that the next step in this process will be a surgical one. The perinatal nurse prepares Karen for:
A) Dilatation and curettage
B) Abdominal hysterectomy
C) Uterine artery ligation
D) Uterine artery cauterization
Question 2
The pediatric nurse caring for a patient with hypothyroidism explains to the parents that developmental hypothyroidism can cause irreversible mental deficits and growth retardation.
The nurse states that the hormone produced by the thyroid that increases bone deposits of calcium is:
A) cortisol.
B) thyroxin.
C) calcitonin.
D) epinephrine.
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