The nurse is aware that the child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is at risk for joint destruction when:
a. The child gives up active exercise
b. Streptococcus or Staphylococcus invade the synovial fluid
c. The joints react to being overstressed by weight increase
d. Cartilage is eroded by a thickening synovial membrane
D
Cartilage is eroded by a thickening synovial membrane, and the joint is destroyed.
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is
a. a restrictive type of bariatric surgery. b. a malabsorptive type of bariatric surgery. c. a combination of restrictive and malabsorption types of bariatric surgery. d. standard operation for pancreatic cancer.
Dissolved or suspended medications are preferred to solid medications because of a decreased risk of aspiration or ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Give two diseases caused by highly pathogenic fungi, their etiologic agents, and organs affected
What will be an ideal response?