The nurse is aware that many of the diseases of the lower gastrointestinal tract can be identified by the characteristics of the patient's stool. What would voluminous, greasy stools suggest?
A) Intestinal malabsorption
B) Inflammatory colitis
C) Colon cancer
D) Small bowel obstruction
Question 2
An emergency department nurse is assessing an 80-year-old patient who has presented with a complaint of abdominal pain. The nurse performs a rapid inspection of the patient and notes multiple significant findings, including kyphosis.
The nurse should understand that this assessment finding is suggestive of what musculoskeletal disease?
A) Malignant bone neoplasm
B) Paget's disease
C) Muscular dystrophy
D) Osteoporosis
A proposed molecular mechanism of prion diseases.
Sunda Clouded Leopard in lower Kinabatangan River, eastern Sabah, Malaysia
Differences between a Nurse Practitioner
Stand in a doorway and hook your fingertips on both sides about chest level or lower.
Apply lotion to the foot, lower leg, and thigh if accessible. Apply strokes from distal to proximal.
The Organs of the GI Tract and Their Accessory Organs