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clmills979

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The nurse reviewing the client's medical record notes an elevation in the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). The client has been reporting nausea, back pain, and extreme fatigue.
 
  The nurse puts all of this together and suspects the client is experiencing: 1. Gastritis.
  2. Peripheral vascular disease.
  3. Congestive heart failure.
  4. Myocardial infarction.

Question 2

The client asks the nurse if there is a health care plan that focuses on wellness. The nurse's best response would be to describe which of the following health care reimbursement plans?
 
  1. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
  2. Physician/hospital organization (PHO)
  3. Preferred provider arrangement (PPA)
  4. Health maintenance organization (HMO)



Dinolord

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: An elevated sedimentation rate indicates inflammation somewhere in the bodyin this case, combined with the symptoms the client is reporting, in the coronary arteries.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: The focus of an HMO is on wellness. The other options have no particular focus on a specific type of health care.



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