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biggirl4568

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on: Jul 11, 2018
The nurse is auscultating a patient's chest for breath sounds and is unsure if the sounds are crackles or simply the friction of the stethoscope's diaphragm against the patient's chest hairs. What should the nurse do?
 
  A) Move the location of the diaphragm slightly and listen for a few more breaths.
  B) Prioritize the assessment findings from percussion and inspection.
  C) Move the diaphragm slowly across the surface of the patient's skin while auscultating.
  D) Auscultate the patient's lateral thorax rather than his anterior thorax.

Question 2

If severe or chronic pelvic inflammatory disease is present, the complication that may result is
 
  a. metrorrhagia.
  b. menorrhagia.
  c. infertility.
  d. incontinence.


nixon_s

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C
Infections of the reproductive tract, such as pelvic inflammatory disease or sexually transmitted diseases (such as syphilis), are frequently associated with infertility.


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