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A nurse is caring for a client who is at the end of life and is in a comatose like state. What are the two most important interventions the nurse can do to assist the family spiritually coping?

After 12 months of treatment scans confirmed that she was in remission and there was no evidence of abnormal lymphocytes. However, six months later at a follow up appointment the patient complained of bone pain in her hips and sternum and her oncologist noticed swollen lymph nodes and ordered a biopsy, CBC, and PET scan. The blood tests identified an abnormally high number of circulating antibodies in the blood and a high blood viscosity (thickness) as a result. The results of the remaining tests confirmed this and resulted in a diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a blood cancer that results in slow progressing excess lymphocyte proliferation. This is a rare but not uncommon side effect of the drugs meant to treat the lymphoma. The doctor ordered plasmapheresis to treat the high blood viscosity and decided to begin her on a course of treatment involving brentuximab, a monoclonal antibody therapy.      Name and describe three ways that circulating antibodies target foreign invaders for elimination.

Atrial fibrillation an issue with the atria where the left and right atria beat out of sync. This is an issue with the ________.

Consider an atom.  What can vary without changing the identity of the element?   

Deoxygenated blood enters the heart in the ______________.

The adrenal cortex is associated with _____________.

Reed-Sternberg cells (RSCs) are large multi-nucleated lymphoid cells. They result from a specific cell type that grows but fails to completely divide, differentiate, or act normally. The presence of RSCs results in a reduced number of antibodies in the blood but does not affect cells that trigger apoptosis. Based on this information, what line of cells give rise to RSCs and why did you choose that answer?

The most abundant formed element in the blood is ___________.

Following exercise, people are frequently dehydrated. Neurons in the kidneys send signals to the hypothalamus about pressure levels in the kidneys. If the pressure drops too low, the hypothalamus triggers the pituitary gland to release vasopressin, which constricts blood vessels and tells the kidneys to take up as much water as possible, reducing urine production. In this particular case, the neurons in te kidneys as a(n) _________.

A pregnant woman is driving along a country road when she is in a terrible car accident. An ambulance rushes her to the nearest hospital because she is losing blood. As she arrives, she lets the doctors know she has type AB- blood and quickly loses consciousness. The doctors order a blood transfusion and must choose from the following types. Which is NOT an option?