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james9437

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A 50-year-old male patient with a history of cholelithiasis (gallstones) has presented to the emergency department (ED) with severe upper right quadrant pain.
 
  The ED nurse should anticipate the need to facilitate which of the following diagnostic tests?
  A) Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen
  B) Barium swallow
  C) Abdominal ultrasonography
  D) Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatog raphy (ERCP)

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A 56-year-old presented to her nurse practitioner because she had been experiencing unprecedented constipation and the passage of pencil-like stools despite her high fluid and fiber intake.
 
  The nurse recognized the need to assess the patient for colorectal cancer and ordered diagnostic evaluations. What component of the patient's blood work would be most indicative of the presence of cancer?
  A) C-reactive protein (CRP)
  B) Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
  C) Ceruloplasmin
  D) Coproporphyrin


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kaylee05

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


james9437

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Wow, this really help

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