Cassandra Lyons Is a 73-Year-Old Retired Administrative Assistant

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Cassandra Lyons is a 73-year-old retired administrative assistant. She has had recurrent episodes of pneumonia with weight loss for the past 5 months. Her past medical history includes high cholesterol and diabetes. Once again she is admitted to the hospital. The nurse documents that Cassandra has a productive cough and a hoarse voice. She most likely has ____.

• A)oropharyngeal dysphagia
• B)esophageal dysphagia
• C)achalasia
• D)strictures

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A set of values, obtained from sample data, that probably includes the value of an unspecified population parameter, given a certain confidence level.

Point Estimate

A solitary figure or statistical measure employed to approximate the worth of a population parameter.

Confidence Interval

A portfolio of values, extracted from sampling efforts, believed to encapsulate the undiscovered value of a population attribute.

Normal Distribution

A balanced probability distribution around the mean, demonstrating that occurrences are more frequent near the mean than away from it.