Which of the terms below does not describe a method by which cells adapt to changing conditions?
A. Hypertrophy
B. Hyperplasia
C. Increased enzyme synthesis
D. Necrosis
D
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The nurse should closely assess a client undergoing chemotherapy for a tumor that is responding to the therapy for any indication of tumor lysis syndrome, which is marked by
a. hypercalcemia. b. hyperkalemia. c. increase in antidiuretic hormone (ADH). d. platelet count below 20,000/mm3.
Signs and symptoms of anemia include
A) lack of energy. B) constipation. C) confusion. D) dehydration.
A client has had five mood shifts within a year, alternating between mania and depression. The nurse would correctly document this shift as which of the following?
A) Dysthymia B) Rapid cycling C) Cyclothymia D) Hypomania
You are doing a preoperative assessment on an 87-year-old male who is going to have a lobe resection of the right lung for a diagnosis of cancer
What do you know is the underlying principle that guides the preoperative assessment of an elderly patient? A) Elderly patients have a smaller lung capacity than do younger patients. B) Elderly patients have more comorbidities than do younger patients. C) Elderly patients have less physiologic reserve than do younger patients. D) Elderly patients have more stamina than do younger patients.