Autocrine stimulation is the ability of cancer cells to do what?
a. Stimulate angiogenesis to create their own blood supply
b. Encourage secretions that turn off normal growth inhibitors
c. Secrete growth factors that stimulate their own growth
d. Divert nutrients away from normal tissue for their own use
Answer: c. Secrete growth factors that stimulate their own growth
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a. The hands and feet feel cooler than the rest of the body. b. Skin is peeling on several parts of the infant's body. c. There is a small pink patch on the left eyelid and one on the neck. d. Today, the infant's skin has a yellowish tinge.
A nurse collecting tissue for a Tzanck smear should (Select the appropriate interventions and place the steps in sequence. Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D.)
A. Open the lesion with a hypodermic needle. B. Place the specimen in a culture tube and take it to the laboratory. C. Saturate the sterile swab with exudates. D. Wash the lesion. E. Place a pressure dressing on the lesion.
A _______ is a fungal or bacteria-embedded slimy matrix of proteins and sugars that adhere to the surface of a wound bed
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A client who had a stroke is experiencing left-sided paralysis. The client has become increasingly depressed because of this inability to complete all his ADLs by himself. This inability is considered a self-care deficit according to which nursing theory?
A) Peplau's Interpersonal Theory B) Orem's Behavioral Nursing Theory C) Roy's Theory of Adaptation D) Parse's Theory of Human Becoming