The nurse expects to find which of the following laboratory study results present in a patient suspected of having osteomalacia:
A) High serum calcium and low phosphatase level
B) High serum calcium and high phosphatase level
C) Low serum calcium and high phosphorus level
D) Low serum calcium and low phosphorus level
Ans: D
Feedback: Laboratory studies reveal a low serum calcium and low phosphorus level.
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a. "Older adults must learn to tolerate pain." b. "Pain is a normal process of aging and is to be expected." c. "Pain indicates a pathologic condition or an injury and is not a normal process of aging." d. "Older individuals perceive pain to a lesser degree than do younger individuals."
Over-the-counter (OTC) pregnancy tests usually rely on which of the following technologies to test for the presence of hCG?
1. Radioimmunoassay 2. Radioreceptorassay 3. Latex agglutination test 4. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Both angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and some angiotensin II receptor blockers have been approved in treating:
1. Hypertension in diabetic patients 2. Diabetic nephropathy 3. Both 1 and 2 4. Neither 1 nor 2
A nurse explains to a patient's family that his respirations are faster and deeper than normal because
1. His blood oxygen level indicates hypoxemia. 2. He is using his intercostal muscles to breathe. 3. He has developed an inflammation of the phrenic nerve. 4. He is expelling too much carbon dioxide.