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Dyscrasia

Which client would hemodialysis be contraindicated for?  Lab Value  Normal Range Potassium  3.5-5 mEq/L Phosphorous  2.2-4.6 mg/dL Glomerular filtration rate  >/= 90 mL/min/1.73m2

A 60 year old female patient is admitted with diarrhea.  She reports 8-10 episodes of watery stolls each day for the past 4 days, along with cramping lower abdominal pain.  The nurse anticipates which of the following will be ordered? 

Deep vein thrombosis may present with what common symptom? 

The nurse is caring for four clients who are all reporting pain. Which client should the nurse assess first?

Betty had a busy day. She went to the museum and had a great time. Her museum ticket cost $22. Betty could have spent the day studying for her economics exam. Betty does not regret her decision, however, as she enjoyed her outing. The opportunity cost of her experience

Neutropenia

A nurse enters the room of a client who is recovering from abdominal surgery and finds the client gasping for air, with a respiratory rate of 8 breaths/min and cyanosis around the lips. What is the nurse’s priority action?

A four‐month‐old Irish Wolfhound named Gandolf is brought to the clinic after the owner notices prolonged bleeding at the site of recent tooth loss. On P/E Gandolf has blood on his gingiva where his deciduous teeth recently fell out. Doctor orders a CBC. The results are as follows (normal ranges are in parentheses): RBC count  6.77×106 RBC/μL (5.00–10.00×106 RBC/μL) WBC count 8422 WBC/μL (6000–17000 WBC/μL) Platelet count 101000 plt/μL (200000–500000 plt/μL)  

Stopping or controlling of blood