The roots of the Bishop of Rome’s leadership of the Western Church partially lie in

Many Greek philosophies gained large numbers of Roman adherents and shared several tenets, but the one that was instrumental in influencing Christian theology was

Which laboratory data is most specific for liver dysfunction in the patient with cirrhosis?

A nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with osteoporosis.  Which statements would the nurse include when teaching the patient about the disease? Select all that apply

A 63F with osteosarcoma on chemotherapy has a low platelet count of 5,000/mm3 (140k – 400k/mm3). Nurse Phil will monitor for the following: 

A 25-year-old female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who has a facial rash and alopecia tells the nurse, “I never leave my house because I hate the way I look.” An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the patient is

The patient with CRC (colorectal cancer) has undergone a partial colectomy with creation of a colostomy. Four hours after the surgery, the nurse observes the stoma to be cyanotic in color. Which is the nurse’s priority action?

A 46F is admitted for Crohn’s exacerbation. During her history she reports all of the below. Which finding is the priority for follow-up?

34F is admitted with weakness and malaise 90 days s/p gastric sleeve surgery. Her labs are as follows: Na+ 129 mEq/L (135 – 145 mEq/L) BUN 28 mg/dL (8 – 20 mg/dL) Creat 1.8 mg/dL (0.7 – 1.1 mg/dL) Hgb 16.4 g/dL (11 – 15 g/dL) Total Protein 4.1 g/dL (6 – 8 g/dL) Albumin 2.2 g/dL (3.4 – 5.4 g/dL) The patient asks the nurse why she’s feeling so unwell. The nurse suspects this patient is exhibiting which gastric sleeve complications?

39F with PMHx of ETOH abuse and cirrhosis presents to the ED with hematemesis and melena. Her VS and labs are as follows: Temp 36.1 C HR 128 RR 24 BP 86/49 SpO2 98% on RA Hgb 6.3 g/dL (12-15 g/dL) What is true?  (Select all that apply.)