A person arrives in the clinic reporting 4 days of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The hematocrit is extremely high, at 61%. The NP suspects
After a sudden decline in cognition a 77-year-old client has…
After a sudden decline in cognition a 77-year-old client has been diagnosed with vascular dementia due to cardiovascular disease. To reduce the client’s risk of future infarcts, what action should the nurse STRONGLY encourage?
A 22-year-old female who adheres to a vegan diet has been di…
A 22-year-old female who adheres to a vegan diet has been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Which of the following components of her diagnostic blood work would be most likely to necessitate further investigation (or in other words, which of the following is NOT consistent with IDA)?
You are reviewing the risks and benefits of surgery with the…
You are reviewing the risks and benefits of surgery with the patient, and he mentions, “My sister has von Willebrand disease, she almost bled to death after tonsil surgery.” You know the risk of him having this disease is:
Which blood component is responsible for the critical colloi…
Which blood component is responsible for the critical colloid oncotic pressure?
The person who agrees to pay for the use of real property is…
The person who agrees to pay for the use of real property is known as the:
The AGNP is rounding in a long-term care unit & assesses mul…
The AGNP is rounding in a long-term care unit & assesses multiple patients with low Hgb. Which of the patients with anemia would most benefit from hematopoietic growth factors?
The tenant in a lease agreement is the:
The tenant in a lease agreement is the:
A person with a gastrectomy is seen in the clinic for genera…
A person with a gastrectomy is seen in the clinic for generalized weakness, fatigue, difficulty walking due to numbness & tingling, and abdominal pain. The NP suspects this individual has which type of anemia?
Many livelihoods on the north east coast of the US depended…
Many livelihoods on the north east coast of the US depended on the Atlantic Cod fishery. After World War 2, some of the tools of war shifted to commercial fishing (huge boats, sonar) and the cod stocks plummeted, then collapsed. This loss of cod biodiversity would be categorized as