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A client with chronic kidney disease is diagnosed with hypertension. The nurse realizes that this client’s blood pressure needs to be controlled because of what reason?

After change-of-shift report, which patient would the nurse assess first?

The nurse is caring for a client who had hypovolemic shock secondary to trauma in the emergency department (ED) 2 days ago. Based on the pathophysiology of hypovolemia and prerenal azotemia, what does the nurse assess every hour?

39. This disease is the most common lethal genetic disease in North America with symptoms such as abnormal, viscous mucus that clogs the passageways, leading to possible bacterial infections.

18. Which of the following incorrectly describes mechanisms of CO2 transport?  

35. Which of the following originates in peripheral lung areas and develops from bronchial glands and alveolar cells?

38. This is a common disorder characterized by the temporary cessation of breathing during sleep.

45. Why would O2 enter into a cell?

4. Tracheal obstruction is life-threatening.

9. The oral contraceptive pill, informally called “the pill,” contains an estrogen and progesterone, or a synthetic mimic of this hormone. The combination of these two hormones, taken in the pill and circulating in the blood, works because ________.