Alcoholism increases the risk of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. Which cancer risk is increased in patients with alcoholism? Select all that apply
a. Esophageal cancer
b. Stomach cancer
c. Pancreatic cancer
d. Liver cancer
e. Colon cancer
f. Bladder cancer
ANS: A, B, D, E
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a. The charges for these services are minimal. b. Databases are updated weekly or monthly. c. An independent professional critique of each work accompanies the full text. d. The service provides translations to English of articles written in other languages.
Which of the following is not a component design?
A) Complementarity design B) Expansion design C) Integrated design D) Triangulated design
The nurse is conducting an admissions history interview with a client who has a history of gas-troesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Which of the following questions shows the best example of relevant questioning by the nurse?
1. "How long have you been dealing with GERD?" 2. "Are you currently taking any medications for your GERD?" 3. "Do you follow a particular diet to help manage your GERD?" 4. "Do you have any other gastrointestinal problems besides GERD?"
The wife of a client newly diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia asks the nurse, "My husband was well adjusted until a month ago, and then, after a lot of work stress, he got sick. What can I expect?
Will he be this sick for the rest of his life?" What information can the nurse provide about prog-nosis? 1. "This disorder responds well to treatment and, with follow-up, may not recur." 2. "All types of schizophrenia are chronic relapsing disorders." 3. "Outcomes are poor related to client prehospital disorganization." 4. "The usual outcome is that only partial remission is achieved."