While evaluating the lab results of the patient diagnosed wi…
While evaluating the lab results of the patient diagnosed with liver failure the nurse would provide priority care directed at which of the following based on the findings? (Use table) WBC 5 Platelets 135 RBC 3 K 3.0 Hbg 7.6 INR 4.2 Hct 19
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The 20-year-old college student who has not been immunized against hepatitis B virus (HBV) comes to the clinic and reports he has had an exposure to hepatitis B. The nurse recommends that he can get immediate protection by acquiring:
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Upon admission history the patient reports having frequent frank red bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramping. Results of the colonoscopy resulted in friable, edematous sections of only the sigmoid colon. Which of the following conclusions by the nurse can be made based on the subjective and objective data?
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An adult client with hepatic encephalopathy has a serum ammonia level of 120 mcg/dL, potassium of 5.0, glucose level of 150, and a sodium level of 132. They are receiving lactulose (Chronulac) syrup TID. The nurse determines that the medication is effective if which of the following occur?
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