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Question 6: Case Study Mrs. Jones is a 63 year old female who was brought to the Emergency Department (ED) after having 2 days of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. She is lethargic, has been unable to keep any fluids down, and states that she has right flank pain of 8 (Scale 0-10). A Cat Scan (CT) of the abdomen with IV contrast dye was done and showed: 1.5mm mass right ureter (suspect calcification), and non-specific gastric wall thickness (suggestive gastritis). Medical History: Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperparathyroidism, Urolithiasis  Surgical History: Hysterectomy (2013), and Lithotripsy (2020) Client Assessment & Provider Orders  Directions: Match Mrs. Jone’s presenting assessment finding to the adverse effect it may have caused or has the potential to cause. Each answer can only be used once.

The nurse is to administer methylprednisolone 8mg/kg daily on the client who weighs 129 pounds. The pharmacy sends up the following vial of Solu-Medrol (Below). How many mL’s will the nurse administer? (Do not round answer, give answer to the hundredths place) _______

Sides refer to defense and prosecuting attorneys, similar to sides in a game.

  Why mess around with this whole “biological hierarchy” thing and why does Dr. Burney waste an entire slide on every lecture powerpoint showing the biological hierarchy…. seems like serious overkill!  Think about the importance of the biological hierarchy and how it makes biology just a bit easier to study when answering the following question….   Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the complexity of biological systems?  

Many states have established legal training requirements for newly elected judges.

  Most living things have remarkably similar levels/percentages of the core elements essential to life.  In a chemical analysis of an animal tissue sample, which element (of the four below) would be in the least quantity?   

  The macromolecules that are used by most organisms to store genetic (or hereditary) information are called:  (hint: think of the central dogma of life!!!)  

  Uh-oh!   Why is a large surface area-to-volume ratio (SA/V) needed for cells to function properly?    

  Phospholipids are the backbone of the cell’s plasma membrane.  The molecules form a lipid bilayer in an aqueous (water-based) environment since…  

  Match the cell component/organelle to its function/description.