A nurse is reviewing the results of an arterial blood gas (ABG) and finds reduced oxygenation of arterial blood. What term should the nurse use to describe this condition? 

A 45-year-old presents with hypertension, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, and anemia and is diagnosed with chronic renal failure. What is the cause of this patient’s anemia? 

A patient visits the clinic and is pale in color, complains of feeling fatigued and short of breath along with unexplained bruising and petechiae, and a sudden high fever. The nurse suspects which possible diagnosis? 

A 30-year-old white male with diabetes recently suffered a cerebrovascular accident. Which of the following is the most likely factor that contributed to his stroke? 

A 60-year-old undergoes surgery for a bone fracture. Which nursing measure would be most effective for preventing pulmonary embolism (PE) in this patient? 

An experiment is designed to determine specific cell types involved in cell-mediated immune responses. The experimenter is interested in finding cells that directly attack cells with specific antigens. Which cells should be isolated? 

What term is used to describe an explosive, disorderly discharge of cortical neurons? 

A 35-year-old male has enlarged lymph nodes in the neck and a mediastinal mass. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. Which of the following abnormal cells would the nurse expect to find with this disease? 

An infant is diagnosed with congenital hydrocephalus. Which of the following characteristics would the nurse expect to find? 

How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes?