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An 11-year-old male is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. When he was first diagnosed, what signs and symptoms did he most likely experience?

What term is used to document a detached blood clot?

Which of the following characteristics would the nurse expect to find in an infant diagnosed with congenital hydrocephalus?

A 2-year-old malnourished child is diagnosed with vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies. A blood smear suggests the deficiency is macrocytic and normochromic. The nurse would expect the hemoglobin to be:

The majority of intervertebral disk herniations occur between which vertebral levels (cervical, C; thoracic, T; lumbar, L; sacral, S)?

A 45 year old diagnosed with Graves disease underwent surgical removal of the thyroid gland. During the postoperative period, the patient’s serum calcium is low. The most probable reason for her low serum calcium is:

A patient’s anemia is described as having erythrocytes that demonstrate poikilocytosis. The erythrocytes would be recognized as being:

A patient presents to a primary care provider reporting chest pain and is diagnosed with atherosclerosis. This disease is caused by:

A 72-year-old patient demonstrates left-sided weakness of upper and lower extremities. The symptoms lasted less than an hour and resolved with no evidence of infarction. The patient most likely experienced a(n):

A 75-year-old obese female presents to her primary care provider reporting edema in the lower extremities. Physical exam reveals that she has varicose veins. Upon performing the history, which of the following is a possible cause for the varicose veins?