A nurse performing an admission assessment on a patient with suspected tuberculosis knows that assessment findings consistent with tuberculosis include:
a. hemoptysis.
b. weight gain.
c. night terrors.
d. hypothermia.
A
Suspicious symptoms consistent with tuberculosis include fatigue, unexplained weight loss, dyspnea, fever, night sweats, and hemoptysis (a cough that can be productive of blood).
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