The nurse is caring for a 76 year old female with a history of severe osteoarthritis in her left knee and some arthritis in right knee as well.  History of frequent falls, widow and lives alone. Surgeon plans to replace the left knee first. Your client returns after surgery, she has been medicated for pain and is very sleepy. What is the first assessment you will make on the client?

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Gastrin is released primarily from the ___________ and targets the _____________. 

The heat-stable toxin of Escherichia coli (STa) binds to intestinal epithelial cells, acting as a full agonist to increase intracellular cGMP thereby stimulating CFTR in crypts and inhibiting coupled NaCl absorption in villi. Based on your knowledge of stimulus-response coupling, which drug from the following list would be the best treatment for STa-induced diarrhea?

Increased circulating aldosterone would most directly result in which gastrointestinal change? 

Which ONE of the following statements about endocrine control of gastric digestion is FALSE? 

In the chew reflex, the initial trigger for jaw opening is:

In non-ruminants, why is saliva typically hypotonic at low flow rates? 

Which of the following is the primary stimulus for secretin release from enteroendocrine (S) cells in the duodenum? 

What does a higher Constant Prepayment Rate (CPR) indicate?