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When working with a client with diffuse scleroderma who is exhibiting a ‘stone face’ expression, the nurse should consider which of these two to be a priority nursing diagnosis for this client?

A 17-year-old male has been diagnosed with osteosarcoma of the upper tibia following several months of leg pain. Which statement by the client demonstrates that he has an accurate understanding of his diagnosis?

A client with hypertension, arthritis, and early chronic kidney disease (CKD) has developed viral gastroenteritis and is unable to consume adequate fluids. Which prescribed medications should the nurse caution the client about taking due to the increased risk for prerenal acute kidney injury? Select all that apply.

A client will be on long term steroid therapy after a kidney transplant. Which teaching points should the health care provider emphasize?

The nurse is creating a plan of care for a client with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). What should the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.

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?