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kamilo84

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on: Jun 27, 2018
A stool specimen from a child with diarrhea shows the presence of neutrophils and red blood cells. This is most suggestive of
 
  a. Protein intolerance
  b. Parasitic infection
  c. Fat malabsorption
  d. Bacterial gastroenteritis

Question 2

The nurse percussing over an empty stomach expects to hear which sound?
 
  a. Tympany
  b. Resonance
  c. Flatness
  d. Dullness


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vickybb89

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

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A Protein intolerance is suspected in the presence of eosinophils.
B Parasitic infection is indicated by eosinophils.
C Fat malabsorption is indicated by foul-smelling, greasy, bulky stools.
D Neutrophils and red blood cells in stool indicate bacterial gastroenteritis.

Answer to Question 2

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A Tympany is a high-pitched, loud-intensity sound heard over air-filled body parts
such as the stomach and bowel.
B Resonance is a low-pitched, low-intensity sound elicited over hollow organs
such as the lungs.
C Flatness is a high-pitched, soft-intensity sound elicited by percussing over solid
masses such as bone or muscle.
D Dullness is a medium-pitched, medium-intensity sound elicited when percussing
over high-density structures such as the liver.


kamilo84

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
:D TYSM

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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