Of the following diabetes conditions, which is associated with an autoimmune origin?
A. Diabetes insipidus
B. Diabetic ketoacidosis
C. Type 1 diabetes
D. Type 2 diabetes
Answer: C. Type 1 diabetes
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a. allowing the patient to be alone if he or she prefers. b. encouraging the patient to sleep to regain energy. c. careful, unobtrusive observation around the clock. d. chances to enact a leadership role in the therapeutic milieu.
A 15-year-old boy comes to the emergency department accompanied by his parents. The boy reports an abrupt onset of sudden pain on the right side of his scrotum
When asked to rate his pain on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most severe, the boy states, "It's a 12." Further assessment reveals a blue-black swelling on the affected side. The nurse suspects testicular torsion and immediately notifies the physician based on the understanding of which of the following? A) The condition is a surgical emergency. B) The boy is at risk for sepsis. C) Intravenous antibiotics need to be initiated. D) Renal failure is imminent.
Loud, harsh bronchovesicular breath sounds in young children are an indication of:
a. the accumulation of fluid. b. malignant tumors or solid masses. c. normal, thin chest wall structures. d. pus-filled abscesses and tumors.
To meet a client's needs, it is sometimes necessary to integrate into the client's care a cultu-rally relevant practice that lacks scientific utility. This is known as:
1. Cultural accommodation 2. Cultural brokering 3. Cultural preservation 4. Cultural repatterning