A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improve nutrition. On the second day, the patient reports palpitations and difficulty breathing. After placing the patient on a cardiac monitor, what action does the health care professional take next?

Visual disturbances are a result of a pituitary adenoma because of what?

A person has abnormally severe tooth decay and erosion of the tooth enamel. What problem should the health care professional assess the person for?

Which water-soluble vitamin is absorbed by passive diffusion?

Which pancreatic enzyme is responsible for the breakdown of carbohydrates?

What is physiologic jaundice in a newborn caused by?

A person who has experienced physiologic stresses will have increased levels of which hormone?

What does aldosterone directly increase the reabsorption of?

A researcher is moving to an area with a year-round cold climate. The researcher asks the health care professional how people in these areas are able to adjust to the temperature. What response by the professional is most accurate?

A patient is in severe shock and is receiving vasopressin. A student asks the health care professional to explain the rationale for this treatment. What response by the professional is most accurate?