A 1-year-old child who has experienced low platelet counts and bacterial susceptibility has been admitted to a pediatric medical unit of a hospital for treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. The health care provider who has admitted the child to the unit would anticipate which short-term and longer-term treatment plans?

The respiratory therapist is caring for a client with traumatic brain injury and increased intracranial pressure. What findings should the respiratory therapist report due to the risk for increasing intracranial pressure? Select all that apply.

The family member of a client with terminal metastatic cancer who is experiencing cachexia-related weight loss asks the dietician why the client is losing weight despite taking in a large amount of calories per day. What is the dietician’s best response?

When a Rh-negative mother becomes pregnant by a partner who is Rh-positive, which advanced treatment modality will decrease the risk of the fetus developing hemolytic disease?

Tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-1 are major cytokines that mediate inflammation. If the client is developing a systemic response to an infection, the clinician will likely assess which clinical manifestations? Select all that apply.

Which assessment and laboratory findings would be most closely associated with acute leukemia?

A client has been diagnosed with a brain tumor that cannot be removed surgically. During each office visit the clinician will be assessing the client for syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). Which assessment would alert the clinician that the client may be developing this complication?

The ICU respiratory therapist is concerned with her client’s arterial blood gas (ABG) results-especially the pH 7.30; and PCO2 49 mmHg (6.52 kPa). The respiratory therapist interprets these ABG results and assesses her client for which clinical manifestations of respiratory acidosis? Select all that apply.

A clinician is providing care for a client who has been diagnosed with metabolic alkalosis after several days of antacid use. Which treatment should the clinician prepare to give?

The clinician knows high incidences of infectious illnesses among the older adults who reside in a long-term care facility are most likely to have diminished immune capacity because of: