The Nurse Would Caution a Client with Arthritis That This

question 20

Multiple Choice

The nurse would caution a client with arthritis that this chronic inflammatory disease increases the risk for CHD through the

• A) amount of aspirin taken as a remedy for arthritis.
• B) decreased physical activity relative to arthritic discomfort.
• C) increased level of C-reactive protein.
• D) increased release of histamines.

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Definitions:

Electroencephalography

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Positron Emission Tomography

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A medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional images of specific areas of a scanned object.

Computed Tomography

A diagnostic imaging procedure that uses computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional images of specific areas of a scanned object.