A Patient with a Mass in the Left Upper Lobe

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient with a mass in the left upper lobe of the lung is scheduled for a biopsy.The patient has difficulty understanding the nurse's comments and asks,"What do you mean? What are they going to do?" Assessment findings include a tremulous voice,respirations at 28 breaths per minute,and a pulse rate at 110 beats per minute.What is the patient's level of anxiety?

• A)Mild
• B)Moderate
• C)Severe
• D)Panic

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Definitions:

Elasticity

An economic measure of the sensitivity of demand or supply to changes in price, income, or other factors, affecting the quantity consumed or supplied.

Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good.

Total Revenue

The total income generated by a firm from the sale of its products or services before any costs are deducted.

Perfectly Inelastic Demand

A market situation where the quantity demanded does not change irrespective of changes in price.