The nurse is talking to an older adult male patient who is reasonably healthy for his age, but has benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). What condition does the BPH potentially place him at risk for?
a. Prerenal acute kidney injury
b. Postrenal acute kidney injury
c. Polycystic kidney disease
d. Acute glomerulonephritis
Answer: b. Postrenal acute kidney injury
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A client is scheduled for an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to detect lesions in the gastrointestinal tract. The nurse would observe for which of the following while assessing the client during the procedure?
A) Signs of perforation B) Client's ability to retain the barium C) Client's tolerance for pain and discomfort D) Gag reflex
A patient has just been told that he has malignant melanoma. The nurse caring for this patient should anticipate that the patient will undergo what treatment?
A) Chemotherapy B) Immunotherapy C) Wide excision D) Radiation therapy
Why is it important for the nurse to reconcile all the hospitalized patient's medication lists with the medication that the patient regularly takes at home?
A) So the physician can order the correct drugs for the hospitalized patient B) So the patient's medication record correlates with the patient's medication history C) So the patient continues taking the correct drugs D) So the physician can make sure to change the patient's drugs
Which science is known for preparing and dispensing drugs?
1. Pharmacology 2. Pharmaceutics 3. Traditional drug therapy 4. Therapeutics