The nurse is analyzing an arterial blood gas report of a patient with COPD and respiratory acidosis. Through which mechanism should the nurse expect compensation to occur?
A. The lungs will excrete carbon dioxide.
B. The lungs will retain carbon dioxide.
C. The kidneys excrete bicarbonate.
D. The kidneys retain bicarbonate.
Answer: D
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Chronic graft-versus-host disease is more likely to occur in which of the following scenarios?
A) Donor is 32-year-old male and recipient is 62-year-old male. B) Donor is 18-year-old male and recipient is 22-year-old female. C) Recipient experienced acute GVHD at 18 days post-transplantation. D) All of the above are correct.
Women who are lactating should eat what foods rich in vitamin A?
1. Eggs and fried livers 2. Hamburgers and fries 3. Apples and grapes 4. Steak and baked potatoes
The nurse cares for a client who has symptoms of high fever and unexplained bleeding. After receiving blood test results, the client's primary care provider diagnoses the client with Ebola hemorrhagic fever
What interventions should the nurse anticipate implementing for this client? (Select all that apply.) A) Administration of an antiviral B) Strict infection control C) Isolation of the client D) Rinsing of the client's eyes E) Administration of an antitoxin
The epidemiologic model that best explains diseases of multifactoral causes such as cancer and heart disease is
1. The Emory model. 2. The epidemiologic triangle. 3. The iceberg model. 4. The web of causation.