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?

The nurse is planning care for a client with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Which interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.

A client has been following a low-fat diet due to a diagnosis of high triglycerides and to lose weight. The client asks the nurse how it is possible that the extra weight and high triglycerides persist despite taking in such low levels of fat. What is the nurse’s best response?