After a person has a subtotal gastrectomy for chronic gastritis, which type of anemia will result?

a. Iron deficiency
b. Aplastic
c. Folic acid
d. Pernicious


Answer: d. Pernicious

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A) Primary source B) Secondary source C) Subjective data D) Nursing diagnosis

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A client was exposed to cyanogen chloride. What will the nurse do to help this client?

1. Remove contaminated clothing. 2. Apply sodium bicarbonate to skin lesions. 3. Administer antibiotics intravenously. 4. Initiate emetic measures.

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Which statement, made by a student, is correct regarding the state of the intestinal tract at birth?

a. The intestinal tract is colonized by Escherichia coli. b. The intestinal tract is sterile. c. Clostridium welchii is present in but in very small numbers. d. Streptococcus colonization in the intestinal tract has begun.

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The pregnant client tells the nurse that she has had three pregnancies and two live births to date. The nurse records this client's reproductive history as:

a. Gravida 3, para 3. b. Gravida 3, para 2. c. Gravida 2, para 3. d. Gravida 2, para 2.

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