The nursing instructor is discussing the difference between normal cells and cancer cells with the pre-nursing class in pathophysiology. What would the instructor cite as a characteristic of a cancer cell?
A) Malignant cells contain more fibronectin.
B) The cell membrane of malignant cells contains proteins called tumor-specific antigens.
C) Chromosomes are commonly found to be strong.
D) Nuclei of cancer cells are large and regularly shaped.
B
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The nurse knows that the most likely treatment plan for the man will include A) injectable insulin and nutrition management. B) weight loss, glucose monitoring, and lifestyle modification. C) continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and nutrition management. D) oral antihyperglycemic medications and weight loss measures.
A 22-year-old woman is scheduled to begin radiotherapy for the treatment of invasive cervical cancer. The nurse should be aware that there is a high likelihood that the woman has a history of what sexually transmitted infection?
A) Trichomonas vaginalis B) Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) C) Neisseriae gonorrhoeae D) Human papillomavirus (HPV)
The most likely interpretation of an elevated immunoglobulin M (IgM) level in a newborn is
a. The infant was breastfed during the first hours after birth b. Transference of immune globulins from the placenta to the infant c. An overwhelming allergic response to an antigen d. A recent exposure to a pathogenic agent
The nurse is providing care for a patient who is at risk for developing an increase in intracranial pressure due to swelling of the brain. The nurse is aware that this increased brain size must be accompanied by which other change if intracranial pressure is to remain stable?
1. There will be an increase in the blood flow to the brain. 2. There is a decrease in the blood-brain barrier. 3. There must be a decrease in another of the intracranial compartments. 4. There will be an increase in the production of cerebrospinal fluid.