A patient experiencing heaviness in the scrotum has a normal dehydrogenase level. What should this information indicate to the nurse?
A. The patient has a spermatocele.
B. The patient has testicular cancer.
C. More diagnostic tests for testicular cancer are needed.
D. The patient does not have testicular cancer.
Answer: C
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A) Ethionamide (Trecator) B) Rifampin (Rifadin) C) Aminosalicylic acid (Paser) D) Cycloserine (Seromycin) E) Capreomycin (Capastat)
An adult patient has been diagnosed with diverticular disease after ongoing challenges with constipation. The patient will be treated on an outpatient basis. What components of treatment should the nurse anticipate? Select all that apply
A) Anticholinergic medications B) Increased fiber intake C) Enemas on alternating days D) Reduced fat intake E) Fluid reduction
A patient who has become acutely hypotensive secondary to blood loss would be expected to exhibit which physiologic effect?
a. Reduced renal perfusion pressure b. Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system c. Increased secretion of sodium in the urine d. Increased plasma volume
A goal of Healthy People 2010 is full immunization of 95% of children in kindergarten and first grade in the United States. To help reach this goal, the school nurse can teach families about which of the following?
1. A minor illness with a low-grade fever is a contraindication to receiving an immunization. 2. Vaccines should be given one at a time for optimum active immunity. 3. Premature infants and low-birth-weight infants should receive half-doses of vaccines for protection from communicable diseases. 4. The risks of communicable diseases and the risks and benefits of vaccines from vaccine information statements as required by the National Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 and 1993