The body uses Thermoregulation to maintain?

An ion that possesses a positive charge is a/an:

This functional loss of water is the 2nd leading cause of death among young children:

A 58-year-old male with cirrhosis is admitted for routine monitoring. The patient has a history of esophageal varices, but has not experienced any bleeding episodes. He is prescribed propranolol for prophylactic treatment to reduce the risk of variceal bleeding. The patient is advised to avoid certain activities that could increase abdominal pressure. Which of the following activities should this patient avoid to reduce the risk of rupturing esophageal varices?

Categorize each lab that would be ordered and monitored related to the diagnosis. All choices will be used 

While assessing a middle-aged patient at the clinic, you ask your patient when he had his last bowel movement.  He reluctantly responds that he regularly has abdominal cramping and rectal bleeding with 15-20 liquid stools daily which contain blood.  You know that these symptoms are characteristic of which of the following diseases listed below?

What type of infection is detected by a noninvasive test used for diagnostic purposes where the patient drinks a solution and exhales into a collection bag?

Match the disease to the description. 

A patient with liver cirrhosis is taking over the counter medications to manage pain. Which of the following medications should the nurse be most concerned about in relation to the patient’s liver condition?

A patient with a longtime history of diverticulosis presents to the ED.  Your patient states that he has been suffering with his most recent symptoms below for the past 4 days.  Choose the symptoms below which lead you to believe your patient, with the initial diagnosis of diverticulosis, has progressed to diverticulitis.    SELECT ALL THAT APPLY