A Client Is Scheduled for a Ventilation-Perfusion Scan

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client is scheduled for a ventilation-perfusion scan. The nurse realizes that this diagnostic test is used to diagnose which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Pulmonary emboli
• B) Congestive heart failure
• C) Bronchitis
• D) Asthma
• E) Pneumonia
• F) COPD

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Definitions:

Transportation Problem

A type of optimization problem in operations research that involves finding the most cost-effective way to distribute products from several suppliers to multiple consumers.

Supply

The total amount of a product or service available for purchase at any given time.

Demand

The desire and ability of consumers to purchase goods or services at a given price.

Optimal Solution

The most efficient, cost-effective, or productive solution to a problem, typically identified through the use of mathematical models and analysis.