A patient in acute pain is admitted with pancreatitis. A nurse reviews a laboratory report showing an elevation that is diagnostic for acute pancreatitis. Which laboratory report did the nurse most likely review?
a. Serum bilirubin
b. Serum calcium
c. Serum lipids
d. Serum amylase
D
Serum amylase is the most significant of the diagnostic findings.
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Which environment can assist a pregnant teen to achieve the task of establishing a stable identity?
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1. Have the patient remain seated. 2. Stand close to the patient. 3. Have the patient keep the eyes open. 4. Warn the patient that a sharp object is being used for the test.
The staging of the client's cancer by the TNM classification is T1,N3,M1 . What is the correct interpretation of this classification?
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