According to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the National Surgical

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According to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the National Surgical

Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) guidelines for preoperative evaluation of the geriatric patient, the preoperative evaluation should include all of the following except:

A.Cognitive ability      B. Functional status      C. Competency assessment      D. Frailty score

 
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Improvements in both equipment and technique have led to the evolution

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Improvements in both equipment and technique have led to the evolution of

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) as being used most commonly for:

A.Mediastinal lymph node dissection      B. Resection of malignant tumor      C. Metastasectomy D.Thoracic vertebral discectomy

 
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Mrs. Evans is an 82-year-old female who is on postoperative day 3

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Mrs. Evans is an 82-year-old female who is on postoperative day 3 following

resection of a small bowel tumor. She is alert today and her nasogastric tube is removed. The AGACNP knows that if the recovery proceeds normally, Mrs. Evans may begin clear liquids:

A.Immediately      B. In 24 hours      C. When bowel sounds return     D.After a negative swallow study

 
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Esophageal motility disorders are sometimes a consequence

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Esophageal motility disorders are sometimes a consequence of systemic diseases

such as scleroderma, Raynaud’s disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus. When patients with these diseases have gastroparesis, which medication should be added to the regimen?

A. A proton pump inhibitor      B. A histamine 2 receptor antagonist       C. A calcium channel antagonist        D. A promotility agent

 
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