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What body mass index (BMI) value would the nurse enter in the record for a patient who has a height of 165 cm and body weight of 88 kg?

47. A parent explains, “My daughter doesn’t stand properly because of a difference in the height of her shoulders.” Which additional finding supports the nurse’s suspicion of structural scoliosis?

42. Which condition is suspected in a patient with swan-neck deformity and ulnar deviation of the fingers?

11. The nurse is performing a nutritional assessment on an 80-year-old patient. What is one of the many physiologic changes that can directly affect the nutritional status of the older adult?

9. A 50-year-old woman with an elevated total cholesterol level is visiting the clinic to find out about her laboratory results. What would be important for the nurse to include in the patient teaching in relation to these tests?

39. A patient states, “I can hear a crunching or grating sound when I kneel.” She also states that “it is very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because of stiffness and pain in my joints.” The nurse should assess for signs of what problem?

44. A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in toward the center of his body. What is this movement called?

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Which of the following shifts the aggregate demand curve rightward?

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