A nurse is caring for a newly admitted patient with a suspected gastrointestinal (GI) bleed. The nurse assesses the patient's stool after a bowel movement and notes it to be a tarry-black color.
The nurse recognizes that the bleeding is likely occurring where?
A) The lower GI tract
B) The upper GI tract
C) The esophagus
D) The anal area
Question 2
A female patient with a diagnosis of AIDS has experienced a recent acceleration in the progression of her disease, and the nurse has documented the patient's memory lapses and increasingly slow, uncoordinated movements.
The nurse is justified in suspecting that this patient may be exhibiting the signs and symptoms of what complication of AIDS?
A) Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
B) Kaposi's sarcoma
C) B-cell lymphoma
D) HIV encephalopathy
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