A(n) ____________________ is a health care professional whose license permits a degree of independent judgment in treating patients, generally under the supervision of a physician, for example, a nurse practitioner or physician assistant

While assessing a 23-year-old man with abdominal pain, you note discoloration around the umbilicus. This is known as:

A) ascites. B) borborygmi. C) Kernig's sign. D) Cullen's sign.

_______ a patient's verbal identification of the position of the body and extremities in response to the physician's queries, which identifies the patient's subconscious awareness of the position of his or her body and extremities with eyes closed, including posture, position of arms, legs, hands, and feet

Fill in the blank with correct word.