The nurse is alert to patients who may be predisposed to obstructive sleep apnea, including those individuals with which of the following risk factors? Select all that apply
A) heart disease
B) renal disease
C) nasal polyps
D) obesity
E) arthritis
F) alcohol use
C) nasal polyps
D) obesity
F) alcohol use
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A nurse is assessing a child with very poor social skills. What conclusion can the nurse make about the child's family?
A. Emotional or mental illness B. Not filling socialization needs C. Poorly educated, poor job skills D. Probably lower-income status
You are caring for a 24-year-old patient with an antitrypsin deficiency. The patient states he has never smoked in his life. An antitrypsin deficiency predisposes the patient to what?
A) Pulmonary edema B) Development of lobular emphysema C) Cystic fibrosis D) Empyema
You are caring for a patient with biliary colic and are aware that the patient may experience referred abdominal pain
When you assess for referred pain on this patient, what is the common location you would assess for referred pain related to biliary colic? A) Above the left nipple B) Below the right nipple C) Left groin area D) Right groin area
The nurse is assessing a client with AIDS for the presence of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). The manifestation the nurse should look for is a
a. crusty lesion on the back and groin. b. purple-red lesion on the body. c. pustular lesion with yellow exudate. d. thick, white exudate in the mouth.