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The nurse is attempting to irrigate an indwelling catheter.  Which action by the student nurse best indicates an understanding of the correct procedure to employ? 

Uremia signs generally appear when the BUN concentrates are higher than _____________ mg/dL. 

Which medication is a potassium-sparing diuretic? 

A tumor of the pituitary has caused the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH).  The patient will most likely present with which lab value? 

When a patient who is 8 hours postoperative from a total thyroidectomy shows a positive Chvostek’s sign and complains of muscle cramps, the nurse interprets these assessments as indicative of: 

The nurse recognizes a need for instruction when the patient with a simple goiter says: 

Matching labs with correlating value(s):  

The nurse is aware that rapid respirations are a possible cause of dehydration because they: 

The patient comes to the emergency room with dry hot skin, fruit breath, and deep respirations, and is complaining of abdominal pain.  The nurse interprets these signs and symptoms as: 

When assisting a patient with hyperthyroidism, the nurse will: