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35. The nurse informs a male patient that which of the following is the best time to perform a testicular self-assessment? 

24. A nurse is assessing a client’s bowel sounds. At which of the following points in the assessment should the nurse auscultate the client’s abdomen?

8. A 65-year-old male is admitted to the hospital following a myocardial infarction. On the second day of his hospitalization, he starts complaining of dizziness and light-headedness upon standing. The nurse obtains a blood pressure and notes it is 120/80 mm Hg while sitting, but when he stands, his systolic blood pressure drops to 95/60 mm Hg, and his diastolic pressure drops to 55 mm Hg. The nurse suspects the patient may be experiencing orthostatic hypotension. Considering the patient’s history and current condition, which of the following factors is most likely contributing to his orthostatic hypotension?

22. A nurse palpates a client’s radial pulses bilaterally and notes the client’s right radial pulse is bounding, and the client’s left radial pulse is as expected. The client’s heart rate is 80/min. Which of the following documentations should the nurse make?

18. A nurse is assessing a client who has diarrhea. Which of the following findings is a manifestation of hypokalemia?

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A 30-year old woman presents with a fever, nausea, and flank pain. A random midstream clean catch specimen shows the following: Physical Exam  Chemical Exam Microscopic Exam Color: yellow SG: 1.015 0-2 RBC/hpf Clarity: cloudy pH: 7.5 25-50 WBC/hpf Leukocyte est,: pos 0-2 hyaline casts/lpf Blood: trace pos, speckled 2-5 WBC casts/lpf Nitrites: pos few squamous/lpf Bili: neg 0-2 transitional/hpf Protein: pos 3+ bacteria/hpf Ketones: neg 2-5 calcium oxalate/hpf Glucose: neg Ascorbic Acid: neg A. Based on the above symptoms and urinalysis, what condition do you think is the most likely causing this woman’s symptoms? Be as specific as possible for full credit. B. List two findings (one in the chemical exam and one in the microscopic exam) that supports this specific differential diagnosis

A patient with lupus erythematosus comes to the doctor after noticing a red tint to her urine at times. Her blood pressure is elevated and she has the following urinalysis results : Physical: Red and Slightly Cloudy Dipstick: SG 1.020, 2+ protein, 3+ blood, trace LE (all others neg/norm) Microscopic: 2-5 WBCs/HPF,  25-50 RBCs/HPF,  2-5 Hyaline Casts/LPF, 2-5 RBC Casts/LPF, 0-2 Granular Casts/LPF A. Is this condition acute or chronic? B. What part of the nephron (or what category of renal disease) do you believe is being affected in this patient? C. List two pieces of information (from patient info or UA results) that supports your specific answer for B. D. List an additional non-urinalysis test that you would recommend to help further this diagnosis and renal evaluation? 

Water passes by osmosis throughout the nephron EXCEPT in the:

Which of the following components are present in serum but NOT present in the filtrate created after passing through the glomerulus (in normal, healthy patient)?