Which of the following is an accurate statement in regards to BPH pathophysiology?

Because of the increased focus on safe sex in preventing HIV spread, the incidence of HIV transmission in this mechanism has been reduced to the point that now the most common mode of HIV transmission is via contaminated blood (such as the sharing of needles).

A clinician who works on the cardiac care unit of a hospital is providing care for a number of clients. Which client most likely has a genetic disorder arising from inheritance of a single gene?

A physician working with a 30-year-old male client with Down’s Syndrome who has been admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of acute leukemia. Which of the following physical assessment findings would the physician be more likely to find in an examination of this client than in other clients without Down’s Syndrome?

Which of the following is an accurate depiction of a virulence factor?

A 73-year-old man presents to his family physician with complaints of recent urinary hesitation and is eventually diagnosed with BPH. Which of the following clinical consequences would his care provider expect to occur because of his health problem?

Which of the following clients would be considered to have a significant risk of developing the prerenal form of acute renal failure?

A female client with suspected glomerular disease has been referred to a nephrologist. The nurse knows that which of the following manifestations may be present with the acute diagnosis of acute nephritic syndrome?

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Which of the following physiological factors involving diabetes results in glomerular injury (i.e., initial increases in permeability and eventual fibrosis)?