The nurse reviews a client's history and notes that the client has a history of hyperparathyroidism. The nurse would identify that this client most likely would be at risk for which of the following?
A) Kidney stones
B) Neurogenic bladder
C) Chronic renal failure
D) Fistula
A
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A client with hyperparathyroidism is at risk for kidney stones. The client with diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for developing chronic renal failure and neurogenic bladder. A client with radiation to the pelvis is at risk for urinary tract fistula.
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A nurse is caring for four clients. Which client is most likely to be diagnosed with selective amnesia?
A) A client who has no memory of his entire lifetime, including his personal identity. B) A client who knows that her mother beat her as a child but cannot remember the details of any of the beatings. C) A client who was driving the car in which her best friend was killed but cannot recall the accident or events since the accident. D) A client whose home was destroyed in a tornado but only remembers hearing the tornado hit, the ambulance siren, and waking up in the hospital.
A nurse is attending a client in labor and is monitoring the duration and frequency of her
uterine contractions. The client asks the nurse how the body knows how to give birth. Which hormone intensifies the contractions of the uterus and enables the uterus to push out the fetus? A) Prolactin B) Melanocyte C) Oxytocin D) Insulin
A patient who has been taking lithium carbonate 300 mg tid comes to the Outpatient Department with a list of medications he is taking. Which of the medications on the list would require re-evaluation of lithium dosage?
a. HydroDIURIL daily b. Navane bid c. Ativan at bedtime d. Cefobid daily