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A patient has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. The nurse knows that this
condition could be related to:
1.increased gastric acid secretion.
2.decreased gastric acid secretion.
3.delayed gastrointestinal emptying time.
4.increased gastrointestinal emptying time. - ANSWER: ANS: 2
Gastric acid secretion decreases with aging, and this may cause pernicious anemia
(because it interferes with vitamin B12 absorption), iron deficiency anemia, and
malabsorption of calcium.
The nurse is examining a patient who tells the nurse, "I sure sweat a lot, especially
on my face and feet but it doesn't have an odor." The nurse knows that this could
be related to: - ANSWER: ANS the eccrine glands.
The eccrine glands are coiled tubules that open directly onto the skin surface and
produce a dilute saline solution called sweat. Apocrine glands are located mainly in
the axillae, anogenital area, nipples, and naval and mix with bacterial flora to
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produce a characteristic musky body odor. The patient's statement is not related to
disorders of the stratum corneum or the stratum germinativum.
During an abdominal assessment, the nurse elicits tenderness on light palpation in
the right lower quadrant. The nurse interprets that this finding could indicate a
disorder of which of these structures?
a.Spleen
b.Sigmoid
c.Appendix
d.Gallbladder - ANSWER: C) Appendix
The appendix is located in the right lower quadrant. When the iliopsoas muscle is
inflamed, which occurs with an inflamed or perforated appendix, pain is felt in the
right lower quadrant.
4) An Inuit visiting Nevada from anchorage has come to the clinic in July during
the hottest part of the day. It so happens that the clinics air conditioning is broken
and the temperature is very hot. The FNP knows that which of these statements is
true about the Inuit sweating tendencies? - ANSWER: They will sweat more on
their faces and less on their trunks and extremities
5) The FNP notices that a patient has black, tarry stool and recalls that a possible
cause would be - ANSWER: Gastrointestinal bleeding
6) The FNP knows that during an abdominal assessment deep palpation is used to
determine - ANSWER: Enlarged organs