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The nurse is assessing a B
client with acute The nurse is assessing a client with acute pancreatitis.
pancreatitis. Which finding Which finding requires the most immediate
requires the most intervention by the nurse?
immediate intervention by Rationale:A positive Trousseau sign indicates
the nurse? hypocalcemia and always requires further assessment
A. and intervention, regardless of the cause (40% to 75%
The client's amylase level of those with acute pancreatitis experience
is three times higher than hypocalcemia, which can have serious, systemic
the normal level. effects). A key diagnostic finding of pancreatitis is
B. serum amylase and lipase levels that are two to five
The client has a carpal times higher than the normal value. Severe boring
spasm when taking a pain is an expected symptom for this diagnosis, but
blood pressure. dealing with the hypocalcemia is a priority over
C. administering an analgesic. Long-term planning and
On a 1 to 10 scale, the teaching do not have the same immediate importance
client tells the nurse that as a positive Trousseau sign.
her epigastric pain is at 7.
D.
The client states that she
will continue to drink
alcohol after going home.
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A 55-year-old male client C
has been admitted to the Rationale:Smoking, considered to be a modifiable risk
hospital with a medical factor, is the most significant risk factor for the
diagnosis of chronic development of COPD. The exact mechanism of
obstructive pulmonary genetic and hereditary implications for the
disease (COPD). Which development of COPD is still under investigation,
risk factor is the most although exposure to similar predisposing factors
significant in the (e.g., smoking or inhaling secondhand smoke) may
development of this increase the likelihood of COPD incidence among
client's COPD? family members. Options B and D do not exceed the
A. risks associated with cigarette smoking in the
The client's father was development of COPD.
diagnosed with COPD in
his 50s.
B.
A close family member
contracted tuberculosis
last year.
C.
The client smokes one to
two packs of cigarettes
per day.
D.
The client has been 40
pounds overweight for 15
years.
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In assessing a client C
diagnosed with primary Rationale:Clients with primary aldosteronism exhibit a
aldosteronism, the nurse profound decline in serum levels of potassium;
expects the laboratory hypokalemia; hypertension is the most prominent and
test results to indicate a universal sign. The serum sodium level is normal or
decreased serum level of elevated, depending on the amount of water
which substance? resorbed with the sodium. Option B is influenced by
A. parathyroid hormone (PTH). Option D is not affected
Sodium by primary aldosteronism.
B.
Phosphate
C.
Potassium
D.
Glucose
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The nurse is assessing a B
client with acute The nurse is assessing a client with acute pancreatitis.
pancreatitis. Which finding Which finding requires the most immediate
requires the most intervention by the nurse?
immediate intervention by Rationale:A positive Trousseau sign indicates
the nurse? hypocalcemia and always requires further assessment
A. and intervention, regardless of the cause (40% to 75%
The client's amylase level of those with acute pancreatitis experience
is three times higher than hypocalcemia, which can have serious, systemic
the normal level. effects). A key diagnostic finding of pancreatitis is
B. serum amylase and lipase levels that are two to five
The client has a carpal times higher than the normal value. Severe boring
spasm when taking a pain is an expected symptom for this diagnosis, but
blood pressure. dealing with the hypocalcemia is a priority over
C. administering an analgesic. Long-term planning and
On a 1 to 10 scale, the teaching do not have the same immediate importance
client tells the nurse that as a positive Trousseau sign.
her epigastric pain is at 7.
D.
The client states that she
will continue to drink
alcohol after going home.
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A 55-year-old male client C
has been admitted to the Rationale:Smoking, considered to be a modifiable risk
hospital with a medical factor, is the most significant risk factor for the
diagnosis of chronic development of COPD. The exact mechanism of
obstructive pulmonary genetic and hereditary implications for the
disease (COPD). Which development of COPD is still under investigation,
risk factor is the most although exposure to similar predisposing factors
significant in the (e.g., smoking or inhaling secondhand smoke) may
development of this increase the likelihood of COPD incidence among
client's COPD? family members. Options B and D do not exceed the
A. risks associated with cigarette smoking in the
The client's father was development of COPD.
diagnosed with COPD in
his 50s.
B.
A close family member
contracted tuberculosis
last year.
C.
The client smokes one to
two packs of cigarettes
per day.
D.
The client has been 40
pounds overweight for 15
years.
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In assessing a client C
diagnosed with primary Rationale:Clients with primary aldosteronism exhibit a
aldosteronism, the nurse profound decline in serum levels of potassium;
expects the laboratory hypokalemia; hypertension is the most prominent and
test results to indicate a universal sign. The serum sodium level is normal or
decreased serum level of elevated, depending on the amount of water
which substance? resorbed with the sodium. Option B is influenced by
A. parathyroid hormone (PTH). Option D is not affected
Sodium by primary aldosteronism.
B.
Phosphate
C.
Potassium
D.
Glucose
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