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What is the primary purpose of a stress electrocardiogram?

36. Factors or conditions in the environment that increase the risk of human injury, disease, or death are environmental hazards.

44. When death comes to active people, it usually is rather quick and not a result of prolonged illness.

20. Athletes participating in long- or ultra-long-distance races are at risk of suffering from hyponatremia.

32. Physical exertion requires increased oxygen uptake because it increases the muscle cells’ demand for adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

The nurse cares for a client after a partial gastrectomy with an anastomosis of the gastric stump to the jejunum ( Billroth III). Which nursing problem (diagnosis) is most appropriate when planning long term care for this patient?

21. Mutations in oncogenes can be inherited.

A patient receiving chemo and radiation for stage 3 colon cancer starts complaining of chest palpitations and muscle cramping. The lab work drawn shows elevated uric acid levels. The nurse knows it is likely that the patient is experiencing what oncological emergency?

The nurse cares for a client scheduled for chemotherapy treatments.  The nurse receives the laboratory results described  below: WBC   2.0 x 103/uL ↓ Platelets   30 x 103/uL ↓ Hemoglobin   6.5 g/dL ↓ Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)   0.75 K/uL ↓ Which is the best term used to describe the laboratory findings?

32. Health problems associated with genital warts include heart damage and arthritis.