A male client has just been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He knew he was losing weight and fatigued most days, but he just attributed it to aging and working. The physician recommends chemotherapy and irradiation. However, the cancer has already metastasized. The client asks the nurse what he can expect if he agrees to the treatments. The nurse responds:

The nurse is caring for the client with extrahepatic cholestasis. Which symptom does the nurse anticipate uncovering during the history and assessment?

A middle-aged woman is admitted with acute pyelonephritis. Which assessment finding correlates with this diagnosis?

A client has developed hypersplenism caused by portal hypertension. Which laboratory value(s) will the nurse recognize as correlating with this diagnosis? Select all that apply.

A client has been taking up to 2400 mg of ibuprofen per day for chronic pain following a motor vehicle accident. The client is diagnosed with chronic analgesic nephritis. The client states, “I thought that taking too many drugs hurt your liver if anything, not your kidneys.” What is the mostappropriate response to the client’s statement?

A number of older adults have come to attend a wellness clinic that includes both blood pressure monitoring and education about how to best control blood pressure. Which teaching point is most accurate?

On a routine physical exam visit, the physician mentions that he hears a new murmur. The client gets worried and asks, “What does this mean?” The physician responds:

The nurse is caring for several clients. Given the typical treatments for each of the listed client conditions, which client should the nurse prioritize as most at risk for acute gastrointestinal bleeding?

A premature infant on mechanical ventilation has developed bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and is showing manifestations of hypoxemia, low lung compliance, and respiratory distress. Which factors are the most likely contributors to the infant’s present health problem?

For its greater expenditure on health care compared with other nations, the United States most demonstrably gains benefit in which of the following measures?