What is the underlying cause of S.B.'s diagnosis of metabolic alkalosis?
What will be an ideal response?
Metabolic alkalosis occurs when there is a loss of metabolic acids caused, in this case, by S.B.
frequently vomiting his feedings.
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What tool is used as a systematic, proactive method for evaluating a process to identify where and how care delivery might fail?
a. American Nurses Association (ANA) b. UAP c. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) d. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
A client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is scheduled for diagnostic tests. Which of the following are used to aid in the diagnosis of this disorder? (Select all that apply.)
1. Pulmonary function spirometry tests 2. Chest x-ray 3. Electrocardiogram 4. Medication levels 5. Sputum samples 6. Electrolyte levels
Diseases that are spread through an arthropod (malaria, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever) are termed
1. Airborne. 2. Common source. 3. Fomite sourced. 4. Vectorborne. 5. Vehicleborne.