The Nurse Is Admitting a Client to the Floor with a Diagnosis

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse is admitting a client to the floor with a diagnosis of migraine headache.The client relates she has had this type of headache for 12 years.On admission,the client states the headaches are coming more frequently,which has forced her to quit her job.What type of pain is this client experiencing?

• A)Surgical pain
• B)Chronic pain
• C)Neuropathic pain
• D)Acute pain

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Definitions:

Alternatively Spliced

Refers to the process by which different combinations of exons are joined or spliced together, resulting in multiple mRNA variants from a single gene.

Operon

A functioning unit of genomic DNA containing a cluster of genes under the control of a single promoter, found in prokaryotes.

Promotor

A region of DNA that initiates transcription of a particular gene, providing a binding site for RNA polymerase and other transcription factors.

mRNA Synthesis

The process of synthesizing messenger RNA (mRNA) from a DNA template during gene expression, allowing for protein production.