- The joints most commonly involved with rheumatoid arthritis include the:
(a) spine, from the sacrum to the cervical spine.
(b) symmetrical involvement of major joints.
(c) small joints of hands and feet.
(d) slightly movable joints of the axial skeleton. - Tom presents with sudden difficulty breathing, tachypnea, tachycardia, and
localized chest pain. The physician suspects a pulmonary embolism and
would order what test?
(a) EKG.
(b) Helical CT scan.
(c) ECC.
(d) Vital capacity. - A father asks you how to prevent another asthmatic attack in his son. You
respond by:
(a) saying asthmatic attacks cannot be prevented.
(b) asking his son’s physician to change his medication.
(c) instructing him to move his family immediately to a dry climate.
(d) helping him identify triggers that cause asthmatic attacks and showing
him how to avoid them. - The primary mode of treatment for ankylosing spondylitis is:
(a) relaxed posture for comfort.
(b) physical therapy.
(c) strict bedrest.
(d) respiratory therapy. - Signs of clotting and bleeding concurrently indicate:
(a) hemophilia.
(b) multiple myeloma.
(c) disseminated intravascular coagulation.
(d) polycythema vera. - A nurse criticizes the attending physician and suggests that a different physi-
cian should care for the patient. What is your best response?
(a) Call the nurse away from the patient and remind him that the patient
can still hear even if unconscious.
(b) Report the nurse to the attending physician.
(^560) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified