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Regina is a 46 y.o. woman with ulcerative colitis. You expect her stools to look like:
- A. Watery and frothy.
- B. Bloody and mucoid.
- C. Firm and well-formed.
- D. Alternating constipation and diarrhea.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
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Your goal is to minimize David's risk of complications after a heriorrhaphy. You instruct the patient to:
- A. Avoid the use of pain medication.
- B. Cough and deep breathe Q2H.
- C. Splint the incision if he can't avoid sneezing or coughing.
- D. Apply heat to scrotal swelling.
Correct Answer: C
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You're preparing a patient with a malignant tumor for colorectal surgery and subsequent colostomy. The patient tells you he's anxious. What should your initial step be in working with this patient?
- A. Determine what the patient already knows about colostomies.
- B. Show the patient some pictures of colostomies.
- C. Arrange for someone who has a colostomy to visit the patient.
- D. Provide the patient with written material about colostomy care.
Correct Answer: A
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Donald is a 61 y.o. man with diverticulitis. Diverticulitis is characterized by:
- A. Periodic rectal hemorrhage.
- B. Hypertension and tachycardia.
- C. Vomiting and elevated temperature.
- D. Crampy and lower left quadrant pain and low-grade fever.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Your patient recently had abdominal surgery and tells you that he feels a popping sensation in his incision during a coughing spell, followed by severe pain. You anticipate an evisceration. Which supplies should you take to his room?
- A. A suture kit.
- B. Sterile water and a suture kit.
- C. Sterile water and sterile dressings.
- D. Sterile saline solution and sterile dressings.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
A patient has an acute upper GI hemorrhage. Your interventions include:
- A. Treating hypovolemia.
- B. Treating hypervolemia.
- C. Controlling the bleeding source.
- D. Treating shock and diagnosing the bleeding source.
Correct Answer: D
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