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An endocrinologist is providing care for a 30-year-old male who has lived with the effects of increased levels of growth hormone (GH). Which teaching point about the client’s future health risks is most accurate?

A client has been diagnosed with possible IgA nephropathy. The nurse will educate the client about which essential diagnostic test to confirm this diagnosis?

The nurse caring for a client with protal hypertension and subsequent development of esophageal varices will likely receive a prescription for which drug class to assist with decreasing portal pressure?

A 43-year-old male client has presented to the emergency department with vomiting that he claims is of a sudden onset. The client also states that the emesis has often contained frank blood in the hours prior to admission. His vital signs are stable with temperature 98.3°F (36.8°C), pulse 88, BP 140/87, and respiratory rate 18. Which potential contributing factor would the health care team suspect first?

Which laboratory value result correlates to the development of diabetic glomerulosclerosis?

A nurse on a medical unit is providing care for a 37-year-old female client who has a diagnosis of Graves disease. Which treatment would the nurse most likely anticipate providing for the client?

A client is admitted to the hospital in Addisonian crisis 1 month after a diagnosis of Addison disease. The nurse knows which clinical manifestation would support this diagnosis?

Which medication would the nurse anticipate being prescribed for the client with renal failure who has hyperphosphatemia?

A 64-year-old man was diagnosed 19 months ago with bilateral osteoarthritis (OA) in his knees, and has come to his family physician for a checkup. The client and his physician are discussing the effects of his health problem and the measures that the man has taken to accommodate and treat his OA in his daily routines. Which statement by the client would necessitate further teaching?

After several months of persistent heartburn, a 57-year-old female client has been diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Which treatment regimen is likely to best address the woman’s health problem?