Which condition may have symptoms of an intolerance to cold, personality changes, fatigue, dry skin, brittle nails, slow speech, and weight gain?
A. Cushing's syndrome
B. diabetes mellitus
C. Addison's disease
D. hypothyroidism
Answer: D
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A patient in the ICU vomits repeatedly. The contents of his emesis are brownish-black. What should the nurse suspect based on this finding?
A) Gastrointestinal hemorrhaging B) Bile escaped through the pylorus and mixed with stomach acid C) Bile escaped through the pylorus but did not have time to mix with stomach acid D) Deficit of bile in the small intestine
An 80-year-old male client is brought to the emergency room by his son with a preliminary diagnosis of dehydration. The client is agitated
When the nurse asks the client to open his mouth for an oral exam, the client yells, "You don't need to look in my mouth to see what is wrong with me!" The nurse's best rationale for looking in his mouth is: 1. That a complete physical exam must be performed. 2. To assess for poorly-fitting dentures. 3. To assess for oral lesions. 4. To assess mucous membranes.
You have an order to administer a medication according to the client's weight in kilograms (kg). The client's weight this morning was 154 pounds (lb). You would calculate the medication dosage after determining that this client weighs _____ kg
1. 70 2. 76 3. 80 4. 85
Healthy Communities and Cities is based on which of the following premises?
a. When people have the opportunity to work out their own locally defined health problems, they will find sustainable solu-tions to those problems. b. When the health of a community is im-proved, the focus will be on life expec-tancy rather than quality of life. c. When health professionals assume a lead-ership role, the health of the community will improve. d. When cities recruit enough health profes-sionals to care for those needing medical care, the cities health will improve.