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While rock climbing, a 22-year-old male has endured a severe head injury. Which statement best captures expected clinical manifestations and treatments for his immediate condition?

A 2-month-old infant is breastfed and diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. The infant is being evaluated for possible pancreatic abnormalities based on which clinical assessment finding(s)? Select all that apply.

Which clinical manifestations should the nurse expect to find during physical assessment of a client diagnosed with bronchiectasis? Select all that apply:

A client who has been on a high-protein diet comes to the emergency department with respiratory symptoms. Upon analysis of arterial blood gases (ABGs), the client is diagnosed with hypercapnia. Which ABG results confirm this diagnosis? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a group of infants with bronchiolitis. Which infant should the nurse prioritize as requiring immediate intervention? The infant who:

A 20-year-old woman has visited her family physician due to occasional bouts of bloody diarrhea over the past several weeks, a phenomenon that she experienced 2 years prior as well. Her physician has diagnosed her with ulcerative colitis based on her history and visualization of the affected region by colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy. Which pathophysiologic phenomenon is most likely to underlie the client’s health problem?

A client has a ureteral calculi in the proximal region. The nurse is planning to educate the client about the treatment of choice for removal of the stone in this location. For which intervention will the nuse eucate the client?

A 5-year-old child who had been receiving dialysis treatments has undergone renal transplant and will now be taking prednisone. The parents are hopeful the child’s development and overall health will normalize. The nurse should inform the parents that taking prednisone can result in some similar adverse effects as living with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Which effects should the nurse include? Select all that apply.

A pediatrician is teaching a group of medical students about some of the particularities of heart failure in children as compared with older adults. Which statement by the physician best captures an aspect of these differences?

A nurse practitioner is providing care for a male client with a longstanding hiatal hernia. Which statement most accurately captures an aspect of the pathophysiology of hiatal hernias?