A client visits the health clinic with complaints of a ...

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A client visits the health clinic with complaints of a productive, wet cough and a fever. Which of the following tests should the client undergo in order to determine the cause of the discomfort?
 
  A) Radionuclide imaging
  B) Radiography
  C) Endoscopy
  D) Ultrasonography

Question 2

A community nurse is participating in a health promotion fair and has been asked by a middle-aged woman about the necessity of breast self-examination BSE. How should the nurse respond to the woman's inquiry?
 
  A) Breast self-examination is the single most valuable tool in the fight against breast cancer.
  B) Breast self-examination is a useful practice, but it is only recommended for women 65 years and older.
  C) Breast self-examination used to be recommended for all adult women, but new recommendations limit it to women of childbearing age.
  D) Breast self-examination may have some benefit, but it is no longer a recommended screening activity.

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Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
The client should undergo radiography in order to visualize the lungs. Radionuclide imaging is used to visualize areas within organs and tissues that are not possible with a standard x-ray. Endoscopy is used for the visual examination of internal structures in the human body. Ultrasonography is a form of soft tissue examination that uses sound waves in ranges beyond human hearing.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
In November 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force made the controversial recommendation that teaching BSE is unnecessary because there is no net benefit.