Exam 5: System Tables

A patient with A positive (A+)blood type has had extensive blood loss secondary to a traumatic limb amputation.If A+ blood is not available, which alternate blood types could this patient receive? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a woman who is undergoing positron emission tomography of the abdomen.Which of the following statements indicates pre-procedural teaching has been successful? Select all that apply.

A nurse is preparing a patient to undergo a parathyroid scan.The nurse is aware that this test is indicated for which of the following? Select all that apply.

A patient's laboratory test results following lactose tolerance testing indicate severely decreased glucose levels.Which of the following symptoms are associated with decreased glucose resulting from lactose intolerance? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care for a patient whose fasting glucose is 152 mg/dL.The nurse recognizes that elevations would be expected in which of the following urinalysis results? Select all that apply.

The nurse is being asked to participate in a random drug-screening program.Which of the following would the nurse expect to experience? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care in the emergency room for a patient with symptoms of drug abuse.The nurse recognizes that exposure to which of the following substances can be detected in serum samples? Select all that apply.

A patient's laboratory test results indicate a positive finding on the mumps serology test.The nurse understands that this condition involves infection of which of the following?

During a brain magnetic resonance imaging procedure, a patient complains of nausea.Which of the following should the nurse do in response?

While counseling a patient who has had a partial gastrectomy and will require vitamin B₁₂ supplementation, the nurse explains that vitamin B₁₂ is essential for which of the following bodily functions? Select all that apply.

An older patient has suffered several bone fractures in the past year.The health-care provider is concerned that the patient may have a common degenerative bone disease that results in the bones becoming thinner and more brittle.Which of the following tests should the nurse most expect to be ordered for this patient?

A patient is suspected of having disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).Which test would be most appropriate for confirming this suspicion?

A nurse is describing testing options to a patient who is preparing to undergo musculoskeletal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).The nurse should explain that open MRI provides an alternative to standard MRI for which of the following types of patients? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a young woman scheduled for an abdominal laparoscopy.The patient asks, "What organs will my health-care provider be looking at when she does this procedure?" Which of the following would be included in the nurse's response? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a patient with a total cholesterol level of 267 mg/dL.Which of the following instructions should be included in the patient teaching? Select all that apply.

A patient has undergone pleural fluid analysis, and the results include a pH level of 6.0 and elevated amylase.Which of the following conditions should the nurse most suspect?

The nurse caring for a patient with coronary artery disease recognizes that teaching has been effective if the patient chooses which of the following menu options? Select all that apply.

While working with a 10-year-old boy who is having a well-child checkup, the nurse would expect which of the following findings when inspecting the ear using an otoscope? Select all that apply.

The nurse is working with a patient scheduled for an EMG (electromyography).Which of the following would be included in the patient teaching? Select all that apply.

The nurse caring for a patient who is scheduling a hysteroscopy with possible dilatation and curettage would include which of the following instructions in the patient teaching?