A 62-year-old male has undiagnosed hypertension. He presents…

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:

A child is brought to the clinic for a non-productive cough…

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?