A patient has a lung tumor that produces antidiuretic hormone. What effect will this have on the patient's blood pressure?
A) The patient's blood pressure will be unaffected.
B) The patient's blood pressure will decrease.
C) The patient's blood pressure will increase.
D) The patient's blood pressure will be labile.
C
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Allan is 48 years old and works as a business executive. One day after returning from a lunch meeting, Allan felt as though his office was spinning around him
His left ear had a feeling of fullness, and he heard ringing in it. He was so dizzy that he reclined in his office chair and closed his eyes, not wanting to move his head for fear the spinning would start again. The following evening, a similar event happened at home. His wife was concerned about the vertigo he was experiencing and how irritated he was by the tinnitus. When the same event happened 1 month later, Allan said his hearing was affected when the attack was at its worst. His wife insisted it was time he took some time off work to see his family physician. What inner ear disorder produces the triad of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss? What is the pathophysiology of this condition? What are the sensory functions of the semicircular canals and the utricle and saccule? Allan's symptoms included a feeling of fullness in his ear accompanied by hearing loss. How does endolymph contribute to the function of hearing? What is the role of the endolymphatic potential?
The nurse is working with a mother who is breastfeeding her 2-month-old infant with blood-loss anemia. The blood loss has been stopped, and efforts are made to increase the infant's supply of iron. The nurse will advise the mother to:
a. switch to a formula high in iron b. feed half formula with iron and half breast milk c. feed formula with iron and iron-fortified cereal d. give only mother's breast milk
A patient with bone pain complains that the pain is more intense when being repositioned in bed. For which type of pain should the nurse plan care?
A. Neuropathic B. Nociceptive C. Central D. Incident
A patient in her first trimester of pregnancy asks the nurse about how the baby is growing. Which of the following responses by the nurse is correct?
a. "The organ systems are beginning to develop." b. "Fingers and toes are differentiated clearly." c. "The sex of the baby can be determined." d. "Fine hair covers the body."