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HudsonKB16

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The nurse is assessing a patient who is being treated for acute pyelonephritis. When finding best indicates to the nurse that the patient is in the early stages of pyelonephritis?
 
  a. Smoky-colored urine
  b. Temperature of 99.4 F
  c. Weakness
  d. Flank pain

Question 2

The nurse is assessing an older adult with a family tendency of developing laryngeal cancer. The nurse should ask the patient about which risk factors? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. History of smoking
  b. Alcohol abuse
  c. Exposure to asbestos
  d. Occupational exposure to wood dust
  e. Infection with Streptococcus bacteria


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scottmt

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
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In the acute state of pyelonephritis, symptoms include pain in the flank (lateral abdomen) that radiates to the thigh and genitalia, fever (often 103 F+), chills, headache, malaise, and nausea and vomiting. The urine is cloudy with a foul odor as it is loaded with bacteria, blood, and pus. The chronic phase is often subtle, with low-grade fever, weakness, weight loss, and gradual scar-ring of the kidney tissues.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, C, D
Cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse, asbestos exposure, and wood dust exposure are risk factors linked to laryngeal cancer. Streptococcus bacteria are not considered a risk factor for laryngeal cancer; infection with human papillomavirus or Helicobacter pylori has been linked to increased incidence of cancer of the larynx.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jun 25, 2018
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