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The respiratory therapist is caring for a client with traumatic brain injury and increased intracranial pressure. What findings should the respiratory therapist report due to the risk for increasing intracranial pressure? Select all that apply.

The family member of a client with terminal metastatic cancer who is experiencing cachexia-related weight loss asks the dietician why the client is losing weight despite taking in a large amount of calories per day. What is the dietician’s best response?

Tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-1 are major cytokines that mediate inflammation. If the client is developing a systemic response to an infection, the clinician will likely assess which clinical manifestations? Select all that apply.

A 60-year-old male client with an acute viral infection is receiving interferon therapy. The clinician is teaching the client about the ways interferon differs from other anti-infective therapies. What point should the clinician include?

The ICU respiratory therapist is concerned with her client’s arterial blood gas (ABG) results-especially the pH 7.30; and PCO2 49 mmHg (6.52 kPa). The respiratory therapist interprets these ABG results and assesses her client for which clinical manifestations of respiratory acidosis? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client with jaundice. What evidence will the nurse use to determine if the cause of the jaundice is due to a hemolytic condition?

A school nurse is working with a 16-year-old client recovering from mononucleosis. Which activities should the nurse recommend the teenager avoid while recovering? Select all that apply.

The clinician will most likely assess which clinical manifestation in a client diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?

An 80-year-old client has a stage 3 decubitus ulcer on the left ischial tuberosity which has not shown much improvement despite optimal local wound treatment. What other interventions should the clinician recommend to promote wound healing? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for neonates undergoing treatment for hyperbilirubinemia. Which assessment findings should the nurse prioritize? Select all that apply.