Why are the WBCs elevated?

What will be an ideal response?


This represents the degree of the ongoing inflammatory process. It could also represent an
infectious process, an abscess, or pancreatic necrosis. B.K. needs to be monitored for these.

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The nurse discovers during the intake assessment of a 5-year-old child that the child lives with his biologic parents and siblings. How would the nurse categorize this family type?

a. Extended family b. Blended family c. Social family d. Nuclear family

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Which nursing diagnosis will the nurse include as the priority in the care plan of a patient diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)?

1. Risk for Activity Intolerance 2. Ineffective Airway Clearance 3. Imbalanced Nutrition: More than Body Requirements 4. Ineffective Individual Coping

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The Nutrition Facts panel on a food label is useful for

a. determining the ingredients in a product. b. determining the ease of preparing a prod-uct. c. comparing the price value of two or more products. d. comparing the nutritional value of two or more products.

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The client with a hearing loss may

a. avoid social situations b. become suspicious c. make inappropriate responses d. all of these

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