Following destruction of the pituitary gland, ACTH stimulation stops. Without ACTH to stimulate the adrenal glands, the adrenal glands’ production of cortisol drops. This is an example of which type of endocrine disorder?

A client being investigated for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has an elevated antinuclear antibody result and asks the nurse what this means. What is the nurse’s best response?

To maintain hematocrit levels in clients with kidney failure, the nurse should be prepared to perform which intervention?

The nurse is caring for an older adult client with acute glomerulonephritis who develops sudden-onset dyspnea. The client’s vital signs are: blood pressure 175/96 mm Hg; heart rate 98 bpm; respiratory rate 22 breaths/min; oxygen saturation 88% on room air. What is the nurse’s priority assessment?

The nurse is caring for a client with late stage cirrhosis who is prescribed the beta-blocker propranolol. Which complications of cirrhosis will the nurse expect to be reduced by administration of propranolol? Select all that apply.

When educating the client with ankylosing spondylitis, the nurse should emphasize which treatment interventions? Select all that apply.

A 56-year-old male is obese and has poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. The home care nurse who changes the dressing on his chronic foot ulcer three times weekly has noted that the client’s bone is now visible in the wound bed. The client has a fever and has not complained of any notable increase in pain to his foot. Which statement best captures what is likely occurring?

Following a history of gastric pain and an endoscopy, a client has been diagnosed with a duodenal peptic ulcer. Which teaching point should his caregiver provide?

Parents have brought their child to the emergency department with abdominal pain. Which clinical manifestations would lead the health care team to suspect the child has appendicitis? Select all that apply.

Though the client’s primary care provider has downplayed the symptoms, a geriatrician suspects that an 82-year-old female has polymyalgia rheumatica. Which characteristic symptomatology would most likely have led the specialist to suspect this health problem?