Your friend calls you in a panic about their recent mammogram results. They tell you they received a letter that they have dense breasts. “What does that even mean?” she asks. How do you respond? Dense breasts mean:

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNKS) share many similarities. How are they different?

A 17-year-old patient presents with fatigue, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, and fever. Laboratory tests reveal atypical lymphocytes. Which virus is most commonly responsible for causing the working diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis in this patient?

A client with Parkinson’s disease is admitted to the hospital for treatment of an acute infection. Which nursing interventions are most important to include in the plan of care? (Select all that apply.)

Which information about a client being treated with carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet) for Parkinson’s disease is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?

A patient presents with hypercalcemia and elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. Imaging reveals enlarged parathyroid glands. Based on the lab findings and glandular enlargement, what is the most likely cause of the patient’s condition?

You are scrubbing in for a laparoscopic procedure to remove endometrial implants and adhesions. Which location would you most suspect to find the endometrial implants?

The overall goal of a stress echo is to determine if, after exercise, the patient has myocardial ischemia. 

A 32-year-old woman presents with very heavy menstrual bleeding and complaints of fatigue. Based on these symptoms, which of the following lab results would you most likely expect to find?

Click the area of the apical lateral wall segment.