A family physician is providing care for a 61 year-old obese…

A family physician is providing care for a 61 year-old obese male who has a history of diabetes and hypertension. Blood work has indicated that the man has a GFR of 51 mL/min with elevated serum creatinine levels. Which of the following statements will the physician most likely provide to the client in light of these results?

A 51-year-old patient with a history of alcohol abuse and li…

A 51-year-old patient with a history of alcohol abuse and liver disease has low serum levels of albumin, and presents with ascites (excess fluid in his peritoneal space) and jaundice. A health care professional would recognize that which of the following processes is most likely underlying his health problems?

During a myocardial infarction (MI), a client with a 97% occ…

During a myocardial infarction (MI), a client with a 97% occlusion of their left descending artery develops ventricular arrhythmias due to the amount of ischemia occurring in the myocardium. While providing education about MI’s, which statement is most accurate to share with this client?