A 54-year-old man who has smoked for a long time feels very…

A 54-year-old man who has smoked for a long time feels very tired, has trouble breathing, and generally feels unwell. His arterial blood gas (ABG) results show low pH, high carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, and normal bicarbonate levels. These results help confirm the diagnosis of:

While reviewing the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) report…

While reviewing the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) report of the brain of an elderly patient, the nurse reads the findings as: accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles, senile plaques, and cerebrocortical atrophy of the brain. Upon communicating with the patient, the nurse also finds that the patient has problems related to memory. What does the nurse gather from these findings?

A patient was severely burned and is hospitalized. The patie…

A patient was severely burned and is hospitalized. The patient is now suffering from direct damage to the tubule cells in the kidneys known as acute tubular necrosis (ATN). Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis the nurse will observe on the chart?