What is the significance of K.D.'s developing KS and PJP?
What will be an ideal response?
He is now considered to have a diagnosis of AIDS. People with AIDS are HIV positive
count of 200 cells/mm3 or lower or an AIDS-defining condition such as KS or PJP.
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Which situations would the nurse characterize as indicating substance abuse rather than dependence?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The client reports that her boyfriend left her because she drinks so much. 2. The client reports being fired from three jobs this year due to tardiness after binge drinking. 3. The client reports needing more marijuana to feel "high." 4. The client has been arrested twice for purchasing methamphetamine. 5. The client has ruined three shirts due to overspraying paint while huffing.
What signs or symptoms associated with propylthiouracil use should be reported promptly to the health care provider?
a. skin rash or sore throat c. gastrointestinal distress b. nausea and dizziness d. dry eyes and mouth
The nurse suspects a fat embolism rather than a pulmonary embolism from a venous thrombosis when the patient with a fracture develops what? The nurse suspects a fat embolism rather than a pulmonary embolism from a venous thrombosis when the patient with a fracture develops what?
Tachycardia and dyspnea Electrocardiographic (ECG) changes and decreased PaO2 Petechiae around the neck and upper chest A sudden onset of chest pain
The nurse assesses constipation in the patient who passes:
a. a firm stool without difficulty every 3 days. b. a hard stool without difficulty every 2 days. c. a soft brown stool with difficulty every 2 days. d. a hard dry stool with difficulty every 3 days.