For patients receiving fludarabine, it is crucial to monitor which laboratory result?
1. Complete blood count
2. Serum protein levels
3. Renal function studies
4. Liver function studies
Correct Answer: 1
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An elderly patient's compromised nutritional status has necessitated the use of a nutritional formula. When reviewing this patient's laboratory findings, the nurse should prioritize which of the following values?
A) Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) B) Serum albumin C) GGT, AST, and ALT D) Blood urea nitrogen
Researchers try to link numeric values to reality. Measurement procedures are ideally isomorphic to reality. What is isomorphism?
A) Involves assigning numbers to represent the amount of an attribute present in an object or person, using a specified set of rules B) Capacity of a numeric expression signifying how much of an attribute is present C) Signifies equivalence or similarity between two phenomena D) The consistency with which it measures the target attributes
Which of the following questions or statements would be appropriate in eliciting further information when conducting a health history interview?
A) "Why didn't you go to the doctor when you began to have this pain?" B) "Are you feeling better now than you did during the night?" C) "Tell me more about what caused your pain." D) "If I were you, I would not wait to get medical help next time."
The nurse encourages a non–insulin-dependent diabetic client to engage in a regular exercise pro-gram primarily because to do so will most likely improve the client's:
1. Gastric motility, thus affecting glucose digestion 2. Respiratory recovery time, thus decreasing breath load 3. Average cardiac output, thus decreasing resting heart rate 4. Use of glucose and fatty acids, thus decreasing blood glucose level