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A patient is diagnosed with AIDS when the CD4 count falls below

Critical thinking question: In this blood sample it was found: elevated blood pH and elevated bicarbonate ion level. Determine the acid-base imbalance.

1.4 The incidence of glycogen storage disease type (II) is about 1 in 40 000 of the population.   1.4.1 Name a test that could be used to find out if an unborn child has this disease. (1)

A patient with open burn wounds begins to have diarrhea. The patient is found to have a below-normal temperature, with a white blood cell count of 4000/mm3. Which is the nurse’s best action?

Which infection control strategies should the nurse implement in the plan of care for a patient with a major burn injury? 

A nurse is assessing a patient who has disseminated intravascular coagulation. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A patient with burns of the upper thorax and circumferential burns of both arms develops decreased radial pulses and loss of sensation in the fingers. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to

The patient is admitted with anemia and active bleeding. The nurse suspects intravascular disseminated coagulation (DIC). Diagnosis of DIC would be supported by 

Use the Figure to match the following with a LETTER: Rete testis

The nurse is caring for a patient who has developed AIDS and is severely immunocompromised. Which interventions are used to prevent infection? Select all that apply.