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The NP student reviews a coronary calcium score in a patient’s chart and notices it is quite high, in the 98th percentile for age and sex. The student realizes this was caused by 

The NNP is concerned their patient is experiencing intestinal ischemia; ischemia results in what cellular change?

An older adult is not recovering well after a hip surgery. The older adult begins to experience a complex clinical syndrome with multi-system inflammation, oxidative stress, malnutrition, decreased physical activity, and muscle apoptosis. These events have been been labeled

The NNP has intubated the patient in respiratory failure. This has resulted in improved oxygenation. Now that the neonate’s oxygen needs have been met, the NNP knows pyruvate will

The PNP asks the parent if there is a carbon monoxide detector in the house. The PNP wants to avoid carbon monoxide exposure as it can be harmful to the whole family because it

Cellular respiration is completely aerobic, meaning that every phase needs oxygen in order to take place.

The PMHNP knows neurotransmitters assist in cellular communication by

The PNP notices their patient has a history of multiple fractures, blue sclera, and moderate hearing loss. Based on the constellation of symptoms, the PNP has placed osteogenesis imperfecta on the top of her differential diagnosis list. This disease mutation is in the type I collagen genes.  This would result in an abnormality in what type of tissue

The NP is reading about a research breakthrough, CRISPR-guided genetic therapy, which involves an enzyme that will add specific nucleotides to the free end of a new DNA strand and “proofreads” during the DNA replication process. This enzyme is known as  

The PNP is concerned about lead exposure in one of their patients. The PNP completes a review of symptoms. Which of the following is NOT a symptom that is common in pediatric lead poisoning?