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A 22-year-old college student has been diagnosed with Crohn's disease after a diagnostic workup that was prompted by his complaints of recurring abdominal pain and diarrhea.
 
  The nurse who is contributing to this patient's care should recognize the possibility of which complications of his disease? Select all that apply.
  A) Nutritional deficits
  B) Fluid and electrolyte imbalances
  C) Intestinal obstruction
  D) Viral infection
  E) Fistula

Question 2

A nurse leader is coordinating care for a group of medical-surgical patients. What patient should the nurse recognize as being at the highest risk for the development of osteomyelitis?
 
  A) A middle-aged adult who takes ibuprofen daily for rheumatoid arthritis
  B) An elderly patient with an infected pressure ulcer in the sacral area
  C) A 19-year-old football player who had orthopedic surgery 6 weeks prior
  D) An older adult patient with a diagnosis of chronic heart failure (CHF)



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blakcmamba

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Answer to Question 1

A, B, C, E

Answer to Question 2

B




sam.t96

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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