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A patient, age 36, is admitted with diarrhea and dehydration. The physician has ordered several diagnostic studies of the patient's stools. When obtaining a stool specimen to be examined for ova and parasites, the nurse should
 
  a. use an oil retention enema to facilitate collection.
  b. refrigerate the specimen immediately.
  c. instruct the patient to obtain three different stool specimens on subsequent days.
  d. check the specimen for the presence of occult blood.

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A 71-year-old man has presented to his nurse practitioner's clinic complaining of abdominal and flank pain and blood in his urine for the past 48 hours. Assessment reveals the man's temperature is 102F orally.
 
  Which of the following health problems should the nurse first suspect? A) Bladder cancer
  B) Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
  C) Renal calculi
  D) Testicular cancer


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Diagnosing a parasitic infection requires three different stool specimens on subsequent days. Use only normal saline or tap water enemas to prevent alteration of results.

Answer to Question 2

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Renal calculi are associated with fever, pain, and hematuria. BPH and testicular cancer are unlikely to cause hematuria and bladder cancer is more commonly painless.


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Wow, this really help

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