When evaluating the abdomen, the APRN asks the patient to raise his head and shoulders off the table. What is the purpose of this maneuver?

Which are risk factors for varicose veins? (Select all that apply.)

A 75-year-old male patient presents with the chief complaint of a dry wound on his left great toe. Physical findings reveal a pale, cool foot, leg with little hair; skin is thin and shiny, + 1 pedal pulses. What do these these findings suggest to the APRN?

A 19-year-old male patient present to the emergency room with blunt force trauma to the abdomen during a lacrosse game. Assessment of the spleen is included in the abdominal examination. Which area would be best for palpation of the spleen? 

Chris is a 20-year-old college student who has had abdominal pain for 3 days. It started at his umbilicus and was associated with nausea and vomiting. He has been unable to find a comfortable position. This morning, the pain became more severe and constant.  He now hesitates to walk because any motion makes the pain worse. The pain is localized to the right lower quadrant just  below and anterior to the iliac crest. What is the most likely reason for his pain?

An apical PMI palpated beyond the fifth intercostal space may indicate:

The correct IUPAC name of the following is 

Choose the correct hybridization for the carbon atom indicated in the molecule below. CH3CH=CHCH3                 ↑

The C—C sigma bond in acetylene is formed by the overlap of which two orbitals? 

Which of the following statements below accurately describes alkanes?