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While assessing a client, the health-care provider finds the cervical lymph nodes to be extremely tender. For which condition does the health-care provider prescribe treatment?

The nurse is assigned to care for a client diagnosed with a lung abscess. Which information does the nurse understand about the origin and risk factors leading to lung abscess?

A client is diagnosed with allergic rhinitis. Which medication does the nurse expect the primary health-care provider to prescribe as a treatment?

A middle-age client presents with a cough producing large amounts of mucus. The client tells the nurse, “I get this and keep it all winter. My wife says I cough until I turn blue.” With a suspicion of chronic bronchitis, which question does the nurse ask first?

Which condition is also known as hypoventilation syndrome?

Which bacterium is responsible for pneumonia in a client with HIV infection?

Which term refers to the process of coughing up sputum?

While reviewing a client’s prescriptions, the nurse finds that the primary health-care provider has prescribed antihistamines and antipyretics. The nurse observes that a corticosteroid anti-inflammatory nasal spray has also been advised in the prescription. Which condition does the nurse infer from the prescriptions?

While reviewing the reports about a new client, the nurse learns there has been an abnormal collection of fluid within the pleural cavity. The nurse plans client care involving which treatment modality?

A client is being examined by the health-care provider because of a report of “always feeling like I am holding air in my lungs.” Which specific measurement from a pulmonary function test does the nurse expect to be most informative?