Exam 1: About This Book

Following a gastric emptying scan, a patient is found to have an increased gastric emptying rate.The nurse should suspect which of the following conditions, based on this finding? Select all that apply.

A nurse is assisting with a gastric emptying scan.How should the nurse administer the radionuclide to this patient?

A nurse is providing instructions to a patient who has just undergone adrenal gland scanning.Which of the following should the nurse communicate to the patient? Select all that apply.

Results from a patient's genetic testing indicate mutations in the factor V Leiden gene.This finding is most associated with which of the following?

A patient's laboratory test results are positive for group A streptococcal infection.The nurse understands that this finding is could indicate which of the following? Select all that apply.

A couple have been trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant for 2 years and suspect that the husband is infertile.Which of the following antibody tests should the nurse expect to conduct on this patient to confirm this suspicion?

A patient is undergoing testing for acetylsalicylic acid blood level.Which of the following is the most likely indication for this testing?

A nurse is working with a patient who has demonstrated hypertension of unknown cause.The patient also has hypokalemia that was not induced by diuretics.Which of the following diagnostic tests would be most appropriate for evaluating this patient's hypertension?

A nurse is reviewing laboratory data for a geriatric patient admitted to a hospital with diagnoses of dementia and dehydration.Which laboratory data should the nurse assess in relation to this diagnosis?

A patient has a homocysteine level of 25 mmol/L.Which additional laboratory results should a nurse review to determine if the patient needs nutritional education?

The results of a patient's adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)test show a decreased cortisol level and an increased ACTH level.Which of the following conditions do these results most likely indicate?

A nurse is educating a patient prior to a 24-hour urine creatinine clearance test.Which response by the patient should the nurse identify as indicating a need for additional instruction?

A patient with a history of coronary artery disease reports persistent muscle ache.Laboratory results show a creatine kinase (CK)level of 360 units/L with normal transaminase levels (ALT and AST).Which medication should the nurse relate to this finding?

Which factor in a patient's history may be associated with an elevated creatine phosphokinase (CK)level?

A patient identified with elevated calcium levels on a routine health visit has an intact parathyroid hormone (PTH)level of 145 pg/mL.When planning care, a nurse should initially plan to:

A patient who is maintained on total parenteral nutrition (TPN)due to an exacerbation of inflammatory bowel disease has a ceruloplasmin level of 17 mg/dL.For which clinical manifestation should a nurse assess this patient?

Laboratory test results indicate that a patient's digoxin level is far greater than the therapeutic range.Moreover, the patient is exhibiting signs and symptoms of toxicity.Which of the following interventions should be made? Select all that apply.

A nurse is starting a piggyback infusion of magnesium sulfate for a patient.Which laboratory data should the nurse identify as a possible contraindication to the infusion?

A nurse is providing teaching on nutrition to a patient who has just been diagnosed with acute pernicious anemia.Which instruction is most important for the nurse to give?

A patient with an exacerbation of Crohn's disease is started on corticosteroids.Which laboratory result should the nurse monitor for early indications that the treatment is working?