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Free Response 5 free response questions.  Each problem is worth seven (7) points.  A total of 35 points is possible on the free response part. Write the solution to each question neatly on your own paper before hitting the “Submit Quiz” button at the bottom of this assignment. When you are finished, hit the “Submit Quiz” button, then within the next 15 minutes, scan/take a picture of all of your work and upload it to the free response submission assignment. Submission link: here. DO NOT OPEN THE LINK WHILE HONORLOCK IS ACTIVE. Scroll back here after clicking “Submit Quiz”, then open the free response submission link. Alternatively, you can find the submission assignment in the “Assignments” tab, accessible on the left side of the Canvas page.

Elastography is used mainly to differentiate STIFF from ELASTIC lesions. The different elasticities are usually displayed using different color codes?                           

Find if and are related by the following equation:

Complicated cyst is in Breast are characterized by?

50. A nurse is caring for a preschool-aged child diagnosed with minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS). The nurse notes the following findings in the child’s physical assessment: weight gain over a period of days, periorbital edema, and dark, frothy urine. Which of the following laboratory findings would the nurse expect to observe in this child?

34. A nurse is educating a client with newly diagnosed autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) who is starting tolvaptan (Jynarque). The nurse explains that tolvaptan inhibits vasopressin and helps to slow the progression of kidney cyst growth. Which of the following factors should be reported to the healthcare provider before initiation of the medication?

18. After an arteriovenous graft is inserted in a patient’s right forearm, the patient reports pain and coldness in the right fingers. Which action would the nurse take?

22. A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic kidney disease (CKD) and states she has heartburn. The provider prescribes aluminum hydroxide. The client asks, “Why can’t I just take the antacid magaldrate (Mylanta) my husband has at home?” The nurse explains to the client that aluminum hydroxide is the preferred antacid because it lowers which of the following?

37. A patient with a uretero-lithotomy procedure returns from surgery with a nephrostomy tube in place.  Postoperative nursing care includes:

39. The nurse is caring for several clients on the medical-surgical unit and performing shift assessments.  The nurse understands which assessment findings correlate with each condition.  Match the following with the appropriate condition.