A 12-year-old is being seen in the office and has hyperthyroidism; the nurse knows that the most common cause of hyperthyroidism is:
What will be an ideal response?
Graves disease
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1. antisocial behaviors. 2. learning disabilities. 3. depression. 4. substance abuse.
How does the urinary tract provide an environment that protects the body from pathogenic invasion and infection?
A. Gastric enzymes, absorbed systemically and cleared by the kidneys, destroy mi-croorganisms. B. Antibodies produced by kidney cells cause microorganisms to precipitate in urine and be flushed away. C. Ciliated mucous membrane of the urethra ensures urine flow away from the tract. D. Low urine pH discourages growth of most microorganisms.
A patient has a serum cholesterol of 250 with a low HDL and high triglycerides. The nurse realizes that this patient's coronary heart disease risk would be
a. low c. high b. borderline d. not enough informa-tion to determine
The history of school nursing can be traced back to 1902, when Lillian Wald was working in a New York City public school. She viewed school nursing services as a way to decrease which problem?
A) Nutrition deficiencies B) Dental cavities C) Excessive absenteeism D) Seasonal allergies