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 Which condition is suspected in a client with a red, swollen, inflamed pharynx and tonsils?

The nurse is assessing the medical records of different clients with diabetes. Which client has a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease?

Soda Bubbles Corporation makes soft drinks. Toby drinks a Soda beverage, which proves defective and injures him. One justification for holding Soda strictly liable for the harm caused to Toby is that

Strict liability is imposed only for an act that departs from a reasonable standard of care to cause an injury.

After reviewing the medical records of an adult female client, the nurse concludes the client has metabolic syndrome. Which findings helped the nurse to reach this conclusion?

Insulate Inc. makes and sells fire-retardant building materials. In a product liability suit against Insulate, a court would use a risk-utility analysis of the company’s product as designed to determine whether

In a product liability suit based on a design defect, a manufacturer is liable only when the harm was not reasonably preventable.

Which options indicate a diagnostic outcome for coal miner’s pneumoconiosis? Select all that apply.

The health-care provider is attending to a client experiencing chest pain, dyspnea, and an increased respiratory rate. During physical assessment, the chest expansion is found to be asymmetrical, and hyperresonance is noted with percussion. Which condition is interpreted from the gathered data?

The nurse is assessing the blood glucose levels of a client at regular intervals. The nurse finds 55 mg/dL of blood glucose at 2:00 a.m. and 150 mg/dL at 7:00 a.m. Which mechanism does the nurse suspect behind the change in the glucose levels in the client?