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A nurse is reviewing the chart of a patient with cholecystitis.  Which of the following would be a risk factor for developing cholecystitis in this patient? (Select all that apply)

When there is excess fluid in the pleural space, this condition is referred to as:

Select the most common route of transmission for tuberculosis. 

Which of the following diseases can cause anemia?

Which of the following diseases can cause anemia?

A patient asks the nurse to explain what the top number of a blood pressure measurement represents. The nurse explains that it measures:

Select the correct type of heart failure being described. The ventricle is unable to properly fill with blood because it is too stiff, causing the blood to back-up into the lungs resulting in shortness of breath:

A patient who is hospitalized with pneumonia has a low SaO2. What is the primary pathophysiological explanation for this?

Select the correct functions of the kidney. (Select all that apply.)

A patient who is hospitalized with pneumonia has a low SaO2. What is the primary pathophysiological explanation for this?