A patient's lab results are as follows: increased urobilingogen, albumin of 20 g/L (decreased from normal), globulin of 39 g/L (increased from normal), and transferrin of 198 mcg/dL (decreased from normal)
Which gastrointestinal disorder do these results most strongly indicate?
A) Cirrhosis
B) Acute pancreatitis
C) Ulcerative colitis
D) Escherichia coli infection
A
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A) Oxymetazoline hydrochloride (Afrin) B) Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) C) Daptomycin (Cubicin) D) Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp)
The population health nurse is working in a methadone clinic. What type of intervention does this best describe?
1. Health promotion. 2. Health restoration. 3. Illness prevention. 4. Pharmacological intervention therapy.
The nurse is assigned a client diagnosed with bipolar disorder
1. Which finding would the nurse anticipate in the client's history? 1. Last year the client had an episode of extreme mania that lasted two weeks. 2. The client reports having occasional episodes of insomnia. 3. The client reports not being able to remember not being depressed, even as a child. 4. The client's family reports the client has depression but denies hypomanic symptoms.
A client is upset after being disqualified from a race. Which nutritional action most likely caused the client to be disqualified?
a. Dehydration b. Low iron levels c. Increased carbohydrate intake prior to the race d. Use of a dietary supplement with an unlisted banned substance as an ingredient