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A 20-year-old woman has visited her family physician due to occasional bouts of bloody diarrhea over the past several weeks, a phenomenon that she experienced 2 years prior as well. Her physician has diagnosed her with ulcerative colitis based on her history and visualization of the affected region by colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy. Which pathophysiologic phenomenon is most likely to underlie the client’s health problem?

The nurse is caring for a group of infants with bronchiolitis. Which infant should the nurse prioritize as requiring immediate intervention? The infant who:

A nurse practitioner is providing care for a male client with a longstanding hiatal hernia. Which statement most accurately captures an aspect of the pathophysiology of hiatal hernias?

A pediatrician is teaching a group of medical students about some of the particularities of heart failure in children as compared with older adults. Which statement by the physician best captures an aspect of these differences?

A 5-year-old child who had been receiving dialysis treatments has undergone renal transplant and will now be taking prednisone. The parents are hopeful the child’s development and overall health will normalize. The nurse should inform the parents that taking prednisone can result in some similar adverse effects as living with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Which effects should the nurse include? Select all that apply.

A male client has just been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He knew he was losing weight and fatigued most days, but he just attributed it to aging and working. The physician recommends chemotherapy and irradiation. However, the cancer has already metastasized. The client asks the nurse what he can expect if he agrees to the treatments. The nurse responds:

The nurse is caring for the client with extrahepatic cholestasis. Which symptom does the nurse anticipate uncovering during the history and assessment?

A 3-year-old girl has just been diagnosed with type 1A diabetes. Her parents are currently receiving education from the diabetes education nurse. How can the nurse best explain to the parents the etiology (cause) of their daughter’s diabetes?

The nurse is caring for a group of clients and deciding who should receive prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Which clients should the nurse identify at high risk for VTE? Select all that apply.

Which method of forecasting, developed by economists and statisticians, involves analyzing past data to predict future economic events by establishing the relationships between the driving forces and outcomes then predicting the future by assuming that the past relationships will continue going forward?