Provide an Appropriate Response

question 185

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-Find the z-score corresponding to the given value and use the z-score to determine whether the value is unusual. Consider a score to be unusual if it is at least three standard deviations above or
Below the mean. Round the z-score to one decimal place, if necessary.
A body temperature of 95.8° F given that human body temperatures have a mean of 98.20° F and a
Standard deviation of 0.62°.

• A)-2.4; not usual
• B)-3.9; not unusual
• C)3.9; not unusual
• D)-3.9; unusual

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Definitions:

Pyloromyotomy Surgery

A surgical procedure to treat pyloric stenosis by splitting the muscles of the pylorus to allow food to pass more easily from the stomach to the duodenum.

NPO

An abbreviation for "nil per os," a medical instruction meaning to withhold oral food and fluids from a patient.

IV Fluids

Solutions administered intravenously to replenish fluids, supply nutrients, and deliver medications directly into the bloodstream.

Ventilator-Dependent

Requiring the assistance of a mechanical ventilator to support or replace spontaneous breathing due to respiratory failure.