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44. The nurse is assessing a 37-year-old female client who had a partial thyroidectomy this afternoon. Physical assessment findings are: Reports throat pain as a 7/10 on a 0 to 10 pain scale Reports hoarseness at times Breath sounds clear in all lung fields No respiratory distress Bowel sound active X4 Neck surgical dressing intact Vital Signs: 98 -84-22-108/68-100% (on oxygen via nasal cannula 2L/min) Lab test results this morning: Hematocrit 37%  (36%-48%) Serum sodium 141 mEq/L (135-145 mEq/L) Serum potassium 3.9 mEq/L (3.5-5.0 mEq/L) Serum calcium 9.0 mg/dL (9-11 mg/dL) Which of the following actions would the nurse take? Select all that apply.

Which of the following are “B” symptoms of a patient with Hodgkin disease? (Select all that apply.)

A 23-year-old male patient with hemophilia A says, “How can I keep my children from having hemophilia A?” Which is the most informative response?

Which would the nurse explain as a type of leukemia that affects noticeably more children and teens than adults?

Because older adults suffer from conditions such as colonic diverticula, hiatal hernia, and ulcerations that can cause occult bleeding, the nurse should assess for symptoms of which blood disorder?

Which does the elevation in the eosinophil count to 10% indicate?

The typical medical treatment of polycythemia vera involves repeated phlebotomies for which intended benefit?

The nurse is reading the results of a white blood cell count differential. Which abnormal reading indicates a severe allergic reaction?

The nurse is aware that a person with Hodgkin disease, who has two or more abnormal lymph nodes on the same side of the diaphragm and cancer extending locally from one lymph node area into a nearby organ, would be in which stage?

Which event causes the kidney to produce erythropoetin?