Author Question: The nurse knows which of the following teaching statements listed below best captures an aspect of ... (Read 55 times)

nummyann · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse knows which of the following teaching statements listed below best captures an aspect of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)? There are no

A)
treatments for CFS.
B)
biological markers for the diagnosis of CFS.
C)
established diagnostic criteria for CFS diagnosis.
D)
objective assessment findings that appear with CFS.

Question 2

An 88-year-old resident of a long-term care home has been suffering from a 3-day onset of increased shortness of breath and decreased oxygen saturation.

At the hospital, an anterior-posterior chest x-ray and sputum culture and sensitivity have confirmed a diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia, yet the client's tympanic temperature has not exceeded 37.3 C (99.2 F). The health care team would recognize that which of the following phenomena likely underlies this situation?
A)
An older adult is often insensitive to exogenous pyrogens.
B)
An older adult is sometimes incapable of vasodilation.
C)
An older adult's hypothalamus has diminished thermoregulatory ability.
D)
Infections manifest by cognitive changes in older adults.

carolinefletcherr · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans:
B

Feedback:

There is a lack of recognized biological markers for CFS. While there are no cures presently, there are treatments that are aimed at alleviating symptoms. Diagnostic criteria have been established, and CFS can manifest with such objective findings as fever and lymph node and thyroid enlargement.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
C

Feedback:

The hypothalamus in older adults is often less capable of thermoregulation than in younger clients. There are sometimes alterations in the release of endogenous pyrogens and deficits in vasoconstriction. While infections do often manifest with cognitive changes in older adults, this does not explain why fever is precluded.