The nurse is caring for an elderly diabetic client with secondary diagnoses of hypertension, congestive heart failure, chronic renal failure, and right leg neuropathy when the client says, "That's weird
All of a sudden I'm seeing things floating in front of my eyes." The nurse attributes the client's symptoms to: 1. Alzheimer's disease.
2. Elevated potassium secondary to renal failure.
3. Diabetic retinopathy.
4. Neuropathy.
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Rationale: The client might be experiencing small tears in the retina that rupture and create tissue damage and scarring, which manifest initially as floaters. Rapid intervention is required to prevent blindness.
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Cervical cancer is associated with the sexually transmitted virus called ______________________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A patient with a history of chronic allergic dermatitis is concerned because of an area where the skin has become thickened and rough. How would the nurse document this lesion?
1. Excoriation 2. Ulceration 3. Lichenification 4. Ecchymosis