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The nurse knows that teaching has been effective when the patient describes his newly diagnosed hiatal hernia as:

A 35-year-old who was severely burned is now demonstrating symptomology associated with acute tubular necrosis (ATN). Which form of acute kidney injury is ATN?

A 52-year-old female presents with continuous pain that intensifies after eating. She is diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis. Contributing factors likely include history of all of the following EXCEPT:

A 52-year-old female presents with continuous pain that intensifies after eating. She is diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis. Contributing factors likely include history of all of the following EXCEPT:

A patient presents to a primary care provider reporting chest pain and is diagnosed with atherosclerosis. This disease is characterized by:

Which of the following is not a cause of lower urinary tract obstruction?

Patient teaching is considered successful when the patient identifies the cause of myasthenia gravis as:

Parkinson’s disease is a complex motor disorder with severe degeneration of the basal ganglia which results in:

Immediately after being struck by a motor vehicle, a patient is unconscious, but regains consciousness before arriving at the hospital and appears alert and oriented. The next morning the patient is confused and demonstrates impaired responsiveness. CT scan reveals a bleeding between the dura mater and the skull. These results support which medical diagnosis?

Six weeks ago a patient suffered a T6 spinal cord injury. What complication does the nurse suspect when the patient suddenly develops a blood pressure of 200/120, a severe headache, blurred vision, and bradycardia?