A client is brought to the emergency department with reports of shortness of breath. Assessment reveals a full, bounding pulse, severe edema, and audible crackles in lower lung fields bilaterally. The respiratory therapist notifies the physician to obtain orders for which of these problems?

If an Rh-negative mother is giving birth to an Rh-positive infant, the clinician should be prepared to administer:

Which procedure reduces the potential for infection primarily by addressing the portal of entry?

A medical technologist performing routine blood analysis as part of an inpatient’s assessment is examining the sample in a test tube following processing in a centrifuge and the addition of an anticoagulant. Which observation would the technologist most likely interpret as an anomaly?

The parent of a child with allergies has been told the child will have a blood test done for immunoglobulin measurement. The health care provider should tell the parent that which immunoglobulin will be tested?

The clinician is caring for a client who has a tumor that results in excess levels of catecholamines being released. Which assessments will the clinician prioritize in this client’s plan of care? Select all that apply.

Following a spider bite she received while camping, a 20-year-old female presented to the emergency department with rash, edema, and fever and was subsequently diagnosed with serum sickness. Which statement best conveys the physiologic rationale for the broad systemic effects of this event?

A student makes the statement to a colleague, “Blood plasma is essentially just a carrier for the formed cells like red blood cells and white blood cells.” What would be the most accurate response to this statement?

A school-age child with a history of asthma has brought a note home from school stating there has been one case of meningitis (Neisseria meningitidis) in the school. Since the mother is a respiratory therapist, she is very concerned since she knows the portal of entry of this pathogen is:

A client with a history of epilepsy is brought to the emergency department due to seizure activity. What information about the client is most important for the nurse to collect?