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The nurse is caring for a group of four male clients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and coronary artery disease. The nurse will prioritize which client as being at greatest risk for angina?

Which individual is most likely to develop a form of reactive arthritis?

Following destruction of the pituitary gland, ACTH stimulation stops. Without ACTH to stimulate the adrenal glands, the adrenal glands’ production of cortisol drops. This is an example of which type of endocrine disorder?

To maintain hematocrit levels in clients with kidney failure, the nurse should be prepared to perform which intervention?

A child has just been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Which assessment finding would be considered the most accurate prognostic indicator of the extent/seriousness of the disease?

The nurse is caring for a client with end-stage liver disease who is at risk for hepatic encephalopathy. For which complications that increase the risk for hepatic encephalopathy should the nurse assess? Select all that apply.

When explaining the role of liver Kupffer cells to a group of nursing students, which statement about the function of these cells is most accurate?

The nurse is caring for a client with late stage cirrhosis who is prescribed the beta-blocker propranolol. Which complications of cirrhosis will the nurse expect to be reduced by administration of propranolol? Select all that apply.

A 56-year-old male is obese and has poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. The home care nurse who changes the dressing on his chronic foot ulcer three times weekly has noted that the client’s bone is now visible in the wound bed. The client has a fever and has not complained of any notable increase in pain to his foot. Which statement best captures what is likely occurring?

A 51-year-old male professional is in the habit of consuming 6 to 8 rum and Cokes each evening after work. He assures the nurse practitioner who is performing his regular physical exam that his drinking is under control and does not have negative implications for his work or family life. How could the nurse best respond to the client’s statement?