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A young woman has a positive home pregnancy test. The clinic nurse recognizes that a positive home pregnancy test does not confirm a uterine pregnancy, but only confirms the presence of human chorionic gondotropin (hCG).
 
  Two other conditions requiring immediate care, ___________________ _ and ___________________ _, could cause a positive preg-nancy test. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which finding in an analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is consistent with a diagnosis of bacterial meningitis?
 
  a. CSF appears cloudy.
  b. CSF pressure is decreased.
  c. Few leukocytes are present.
  d. Glucose level is increased compared with blood.



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Answer to Question 1

Hydatidiform mole, ectopic pregnancy
In addition to intrauterine pregnancy, hydatidiform mole and ectopic pregnancy also produce hCG.

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A In acute bacterial meningitis, the CSF is cloudy to milky or yellowish in color.
B The CSF pressure is usually increased in acute bacterial meningitis.
C Many polymorphonuclear cells are present in CSF with acute bacterial
meningitis.
D The CSF glucose level is usually decreased compared with the serum glucose
level.




xroflmao

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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