A client who has liver dysfunction, has shifting abdominal dullness. Which condition is suspected in the client?

A client reports to a health-care provider a fluctuating decrease in the ability to see faces and to read over a period of several months. It is most notable in the central vision. Medical history reveals treatment for high cholesterol and a smoking habit of one pack of cigarettes daily. Which diagnosis is the health-care provider most likely to associate with the client’s condition?

A client who has been diagnosed with renal failure. Which mechanism of compensation for the acid-base disturbance is seen in the client?

A client is diagnosed with a condition in which the brain cells experience low oxygen delivery. Which condition is the client exhibiting?

A client’s family is concerned about the client’s increasing daytime sleepiness. Which testing would the health-care provider order to help screen for the cause of this change?

A female client with anogenital warts is at highest risk for which of these types of cancer?

A client is diagnosed with failure of the thyroid gland due to an increased in apoptotic cell death. What terminology describes the client’s condition?

A client is taught that their surgical procedure for weight loss will prevent food from passing through the duodenum and part of the jejunum but allow for normal bile secretion. To which procedure does this teaching apply?

The nurse is providing care for a client with cerebral edema. Which IV solution does the nurse expect to be prescribed?

A client is experiencing chronic stress. Using Selye’s stress response theory, which physiological impact can be associated with this client?