A definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease would involve:

A female patient has been seen in the clinic and anemia secondary to a gastrointestinal bleed has been diagnosed. The patient appears pale and complains of feeling exhausted. On further assessment, the nurse notes that the patient is complaining of heart palpitations and is tachycardic with a pulse of 130bpm. The patient also complains of weakness, dizziness, and headache, and is noted to have multiple episodes of coffee-ground emesis. Based on the patient’s symptoms, the nurse should determine that the hemoglobin results would indicate which finding?

A patient has just been admitted to the emergency department with reports of chest pain. EKG shows tachycardia with inverted T-waves and no ST-segment elevation. Serum cardiac enzyme levels are drawn, and the results indicate an elevated serum troponin. The nurse concludes that these results are compatible with what diagnosis?

A 28-year-old male was the restrained driver involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision (MVC). The patients presents with complaints of headache, chest pain, and shortness of breath. On exam, the patient is noted to be confused. He has distended neck veins, decreased breath sounds, and muffled heart sounds. What is the nurse’s priority concern at this time?

A patient is diagnosed with Prinzmetal’s angina during a cardiology clinic visit after presenting with chest pain. The patient asks the nurse about the meaning of this diagnosis. How should the nurse explain the pathophysiology of Prinzmetal’s angina to the patient? 

The nurse teaches a patient diagnosed with a spinal cord injury about measures to prevent autonomic dysreflexia. Which statement by the patient indicates theneed for further teaching?

Low blood pressure is regulated on a short-term basis through which measures? (Select all that apply.)

Clinical manifestations of Parkinson’s disease include:

Cardiac output is the product of both:

The nurse teaches a patient diagnosed with atherosclerosis about the pathophysiology of this disease process. Which patient statement allows the nurse to evaluate the instruction as effective?