When does the body break down fatty acids incompletely creating an increase in ketone formation?
A) Starvation and uncontrolled diabetes
B) Periods of a high-fat intake
C) Coronary heart disease
D) Fat malabsorption syndromes
A
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What is the community health nursing definition of health?
a. Health is a person's goal-directed purposeful process toward well-being or wholeness. b. Health is an individual's physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. c. Health is the mutual adaptation between a person and his or her environment in meeting daily existence. d. Health is families and aggregates choosing actions to ensure safety and well-being.
The nurse is monitoring an infant's temperature to avoid cold stress. The nurse understands that cold stress in the infant can cause which complications? (Select all that apply.)
a. Hypoxia b. Hypoglycemia c. Metabolic acidosis d. Respiratory alkalosis e. Increased shivering response
In the initial stages of caring for a client who is experiencing an acute manic episode, which should be the priority nursing diagnosis?
A) Risk for injury related to excessive hyperactivity B) Insomnia related to manic hyperactivity C) Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements, related to inadequate intake D) Situational low self-esteem related to embarrassment secondary to high-risk behaviors
Which client assessment finding should the nurse associate with a duodenal ulcer?
A. Nausea and lower right quadrant abdominal pain B. Burning pain several hours after eating a meal C. Anorexia and weight loss D. Nausea and vomiting