A client with cirrhosis is diagnosed with esophageal varices.  What is the most likely underlying cause of esophageal varices in this client?

Use the following scenario to answer questions #35, #36, & #37 A nurse and student nurse care for two clients with small bowel obstructions (SBO).  One client is diagnosed with a mechanical SBO and the other client is diagnosed with a functional SBO.  While providing care, the nurse teaches the student nurse about the two types of obstructions.

Which laboratory result will the nurse expect to observe in this client that supports the diagnosis in question #42? 

The client is diagnosed with hypovolemia from dehydration.  The client’s blood pressure is 70/48 mm Hg.  In which area of the diagram will net hydrostatic pressure (filtration) be decreased due to the dehydration?

Solve the problem. Water is falling on a surface, wetting a circular area that is expanding at a rate of How fast is the radius of the wetted area expanding when the radius is (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

Sensory information is supplied for the soft palate by the:

There are four different nerves involved in the functions of the tongue. Three of these nerves provide taste sensation.

Which maxillary nerves innervate the pulp, periodontal membrane, and gingival tissues of the maxillary central incisor, lateral incisor, and cuspid teeth?

The intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue are innervated by the:

All of the following are branches of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve, except which one?