Of the Initial Concerns for the Medical Team for Patients

question 8

Multiple Choice

of the initial concerns for the medical team for patients hospitalized with acute stress is to:

• A)maintain immune function.
• B)achieve positive nitrogen balance.
• C)minimize nutrient losses.
• D)restore lost fluids and electrolytes.

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Definitions:

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to assign participants or items to different groups in a way that each has an equal chance of being in any group.

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs, or to influence a participant's belief in the efficacy of a treatment.

Acupuncture Treatments

Involves the insertion of thin needles through the skin at strategic points on the body, used primarily for pain relief and therapeutic purposes in traditional Chinese medicine.

Double Blind

A study or experiment design in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know which participants are receiving the test treatment versus the control, to prevent bias.