While on tour, a 32-year-old male musician has presented to the emergency department of a hospital after a concert complaining of severe and sudden abdominal pain. He admits to a history of copious alcohol use in recent years, and his vital signs include temperature 38.8°C (101.8°F), blood pressure 89/48 mm Hg and heart rate 116 beats per minute. Blood work indicates that his serum levels of C-reactive protein, amylase, and lipase are all elevated. Which diagnosis would the care team suspect first?

Which clinical manifestations should the nurse expect to find during physical assessment of a client diagnosed with bronchiectasis? Select all that apply:

A 28-year-old client who participates in triathlon competitions has been diagnosed with a meniscus tear in the left knee, and arthroscopic repair is recommended. The client wishes to continue competing and wants to avoid any invasive procedures. What is the nurse’s best response?

A client has a ureteral calculi in the proximal region. The nurse is planning to educate the client about the treatment of choice for removal of the stone in this location. For which intervention will the nuse eucate the client?

A 20-year-old woman has visited her family physician due to occasional bouts of bloody diarrhea over the past several weeks, a phenomenon that she experienced 2 years prior as well. Her physician has diagnosed her with ulcerative colitis based on her history and visualization of the affected region by colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy. Which pathophysiologic phenomenon is most likely to underlie the client’s health problem?

A 3-year-old girl has just been diagnosed with type 1A diabetes. Her parents are currently receiving education from the diabetes education nurse. How can the nurse best explain to the parents the etiology (cause) of their daughter’s diabetes?

A nurse practitioner is providing care for a male client with a longstanding hiatal hernia. Which statement most accurately captures an aspect of the pathophysiology of hiatal hernias?

A pediatrician is teaching a group of medical students about some of the particularities of heart failure in children as compared with older adults. Which statement by the physician best captures an aspect of these differences?

A middle-aged woman is admitted with acute pyelonephritis. Which assessment finding correlates with this diagnosis?

Mr. V. has been admitted for exacerbation of his chronic heart failure (HF). When the nurse walks into his room, he is sitting on the edge of the bed, gasping for air, and his lips are dusty blue. Vital signs reveal heart rate 112, respiratory rate 36, and pulse oximeter reading of 81%. He starts coughing up frothy, pink sputum. The priority intervention is: