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Emma Wiseman is an 85-year-old widow and retired elementary school teacher. She lives alone, and her closest relatives live about an hour away. She has a medical history of breast cancer, hypertension, and osteoporosis. Emma currently takes six medications. She has been having difficulty opening her medication bottles and decided to put all of her pills into one container. After doing this she realizes that some of them look the same and she is unsure which medication she should take with her dinner. An important thing Emma should do is to ____.
Femoral Peripheral Nerve Block
A type of regional anesthesia involving an injection of medication near the femoral nerve to block pain in a specific area of the leg.
Total Knee Arthroplasty
A surgical procedure to replace the damaged surfaces of the knee joint with artificial parts, to relieve pain and restore function.
Diaphragmatic Breathing
Respiration in which the abdomen moves out while the diaphragm descends on inspiration.
Rib Cage
The structure formed by the rib bones and connective tissue that encloses and protects the thoracic cavity and organs.
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