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The patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is brought to the emergency department with hyperventilation.  The nurse demonstrates an understanding of CKD by identifying the cause of the alteration in ventilation as which of the following? 

What finding supports the diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the individual with HIV? 

What causes the presence of myoglobin in urine? (Select all that apply.)

To prevent the most common, serious, complication of peritoneal dialysis, what is important for the nurse to do? 

A patient diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) tells the nurse, “I am obsessed with frequent thoughts about my death.” Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

A patient has developed acute kidney injury (AKI) secondary to hemorrhagic shock. Which intravenous solution would the nurse expect to be ordered for this patient?

A patient is admitted with renal failure. The patient’s weight upon admission was 176 lb. During the next daily weight measurement, the patient’s weight is 184lb. What is the approximate amount of fluid retained with this weight gain? 

For a patient with CKD the nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of risk for injury: fracture related to alternation in calcium and phosphorous metabolism. What is the pathologic process directly related to the increased risk for fractures? 

A patient has been on complete bed rest for 3 days. The practitioner has left orders to get the patient out of bed for meals. The patient complains of feeling dizzy and faint while sitting at the bedside. The nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing what problem? 

If the heart rate is 90 beats per minute and the stroke volume is 50 ml per beat, then what is the cardiac output?