Exam 4: Monographs

A nurse is assessing a patient for potential contraindications to a scheduled fluorescein angiography procedure with pupil dilation.Which of the following findings, if present, should prompt the nurse to immediately notify the health-care provider to cancel the procedure?

A patient is suspected of having disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).The nurse is aware that two different tests-D-dimer and fibrinogen degradation products (FDP)-can be used to differentiate and treat suspected cases of fibrinolysis.Which of the following test results would be consistent with a diagnosis of DIC?

A nurse is assessing a patient for suitability to undergo radiofrequency ablation (RFA)of the liver.Which of the following conditions would be contraindications for this procedure in this patient? Select all that apply.

The nurse is collecting a cold agglutinin titer on a patient recently admitted for pneumonia who is not responding well to antibiotics.The patient's wife asks what the test will do.Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

The nurse is caring for a patient who takes a loop diuretic and supplemental potassium.Follow-up lab results indicate the patient's potassium is 4.8 mEq/L.Which of the following statements by the nurse is best?

A nurse is assessing a patient for suitability to undergo an upper gastrointestinal (GI)and small bowel series.Which of the following conditions would make this procedure contraindicated for this patient? Select all that apply.

The nurse is working with a nursing student in the care of an individual with colorectal cancer.The student asks, "Why did the health-care provider order plasminogen labs?" Which of the following is the best response?

A nurse working in the psychiatric unit is providing care for a young woman diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.The woman's uric acid level is 9.4 mg/dL.Based on this result, which of the following statements by the nurse is best?

The nurse is scheduling follow-up labs ordered by the health-care provider that include lipoprotein electrophoresis.The patient asks, "Why do I have to have more blood drawn?" Which of the following findings would indicate the need for this additional testing?

The nurse is caring for a patient who reports unilateral leg swelling and discomfort one day after a total abdominal hysterectomy.D-dimer results are elevated and the patient has an order for a venous ultrasound.Which of the following statements by the nurse is best?

A patient's laboratory test results indicate the presence of fetal fibronectin.This finding is indicative of which of the following?

A woman is brought to the emergency room having been found in her car in a closed garage; attempted suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected.Which of the following labs would be useful in confirming this diagnosis?

The nurse is providing care for an individual whose laboratory test for renin was 6 ng/mL/hr.Which of the following explanations by the nurse is best?

A newborn's laboratory test results indicate decreased production of the hormone thyroxine.This finding is consistent with which of the following conditions?

While undergoing an exercise stress test, a patient complains of acute pain and cramping in the leg.Which condition should the nurse most suspect in this patient?

A patient is suspected of having pernicious anemia.Which test would be most appropriate for confirming this suspicion?

A nurse is providing pre-test instructions to a patient who will be undergoing liver and biliary system ultrasound.The nurse should tell the patient to fast and restrict fluids for how many hours prior to the procedure?

A nurse observes that a patient's stool specimen is black.Which of the following is the most likely explanation for this finding?

The nurse is caring for an individual who states, "I've been struggling with my weight my entire life, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised I have diabetes." Which of the following actions by the nurse is best?

A nurse is providing pre-test instructions to a patient who is preparing to undergo breast ultrasonography.Which of the following should the nurse tell the patient? Select all that apply.