A 40 year-old man is post craniotomy for clipping of an aneurysm. His serum sodium is 115 mEq/L and he complains of nausea and vomiting. His urine sodium is 30 mEq/L and there is a decreased serum osmolality with inappropriately increased urine osmolality of 190 mOsm/kg. This presentation is consistent with:
A 30-year-old male patient presents for evaluation of a lump on his neck. He denies pain, itch, erythema, edema, or any other symptoms. He is ^concerned because it won’t ^ go away. He says, “I noticed it a few months ago, then it seemed to disappear, and now it is back.” The AGACNP proceeds with […]
A 19-year-old woman presents to your office with a 3-day history of dysuria and foulsmelling urine. She also notes some suprapubic pressure and noted some chills and she thinks she had a fever yesterday. She reports no vaginal bleeding or discharge and reports no nausea or vomiting. She denies any significant past medical history. On […]
When examining a new patient in the hospital, the AGACNP finds impaired vibratory and position sense as well as spastic weakness. Upon questioning, he also reports paresthesia in his fingers and toes. When reviewing the laboratory data, the AGACNP finds a hemoglobin of 9. What is the most likely cause of this patient’s anemia?
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N. C. is a 60-year-old female with primary hyperaldosteronism. She has been referred to your service for surgical management. Anticipated findings on clinical history would include
Mrs. V, a 60 y/o woman status post small bowel resection is admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU). She has a history of hypothyroidism and is lethargic. Her temperature is 94.6° F. Myxedema coma is suspected. An appropriate intervention for Mrs. V would be:
A client who had a lung biopsy asked the nurse to explain to the healthcare provider report that the lung cancer is staged as T2N0M0 lung cancer. What information should the nurse provide? A. The staging indicates the treatment option for surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy B. cancer has spread to other organs which limits the […]
The AGACNP knows that following bilateral total adrenalectomy, the patient will require:
Responsibility for health maintenance -Many health behavior approaches are based on the idea that the individual is solely responsible for maintaining their health. Do you agree with this statement, why or why not? Explain. -Is society set up in a way that makes it easy to engage in healthy behaviors? Why or why not?
