A 62-year-old male has undiagnosed hypertension. He presents to his primary care provider reporting impaired vision and chronic edema.  Lab tests reveal that he also has renal insufficiency.  While planning care, the nurse realizes the most likely cause for these findings is:

Loss of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue as occurs in anorexia nervosa results in what? (Select all that apply.)

When considering speech topics, speakers should do which of the following?

Diverticulosis is the inflamed saccular herniations (diverticula) of the mucosa and submucosa through the tunica muscularis of the colon.

A person has hypothyroidism. What chemical does the healthcare professional advise the person to include in the diet?

Between which months of age does sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) most often occur?  

Regarding ulcerative colitis, which is a true statement?  

What factor does not contribute to the development of orthostatic hypotension? 

When assessing for the signs and symptoms of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the absence of which condition is considered characteristic?

A child is brought to the clinic for a non-productive cough that has lasted more than two weeks.  There has been no rhinorrhea, fever, vomiting, or diarrhea.  The child has been seen by a physician once and diagnosed with a viral upper respiratory infection.  What might the nurse believe the cause of the cough to be?