Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a herniation of the abdominal viscera into the chest that results from a congenital defect in the fetal diaphragm.

The nurse is taking a client’s blood pressure in the right arm the evening following a thyroidectomy. Following inflation of the cuff, the muscles in the right hand twitch and then contract, a positive Trousseau’s sign. The reason for the contraction of the hand muscles is most likely to be:

A patient 1 day postoperative after abdominal surgery has incisional pain. 99.5F temperature, slight redness at the incision margins, and 30ml serosanguinous drainage in the Jackson-Pratt drain. Based on this assessment, what conclusion would the nurse make? 

Which of the following should be considered for patients who are malnourished starting on PN or EN?

Parenteral lipid emulsions most commonly are comprised of which of the following?

Using the figure, match the following descriptions to the most appropriate letter on the diagram: Information about body temperature is sent through afferent pathways to the brain.

Match the following descriptions to the most appropriate letter on the diagram: Appropriate response information is sent through efferent pathways.

Match the system to its organs: Kidneys, bladder, ureters

Which type of proteins can function as chemical messengers or as receptors in the plasma membrane? 

Match the system to its organs: Adrenal glands, pancreas, pituitary