Following a motor vehicle accident 3 months prior, a 20-year-old female who has been in a coma since her accident has now had her condition declared a persistent vegetative state. How can her care providers most accurately explain an aspect of her situation to her parents?

The clinician is caring for a client with multiple myeloma. What aspects of care should the clinician prioritize? Select all that apply.

Your client with end-stage renal disease is receiving 2 units of packed red blood cells for anemia (Hgb of 8.2 g/dL [82 g/L)). Twenty minutes into the first transfusion, the nurse observes the client has a flushed face, hives over upper body trunk, and is reporting pain in lower back. His vital signs include pulse rate of 110 and BP drop to 95/56. What is the clinician’s priority action?

A client with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department with suspected ketoacidosis. Which diagnostic results would be most likely to confirm this diagnosis?

Following head injury from a fall, the child’s CT scan reveals a moderate brain injury contusion. Which manifestations will the radiologist more than likely assess on this child that supports this diagnosis? Select all that apply.

A clinician in the emergency department admits a male client who has experienced severe frostbite to his hands and toes after becoming lost on a ski hill. The clinician recognizes that which phenomena has contributed to his tissue damage?

Which individual would be most likely to experience global ischemia to his or her brain?

A client has been inhaling viruses periodically while on a cross-country flight. Which situation listed below would most likely result in the stimulation of the client’s T lymphocytes and adaptive immune system?

A student states, “It seems like helper T cells do a lot more than just ‘help’ the cellular immunity process”. Which response listed below best conveys an aspect of the role of CD4+ helper T cells in immunity?

A student is attempting to trace the feedback cycle involved in the stress response. Which neural structure is thought to be the central integrating site for the stress response?