A 57-year-old male presents with difficulty initiating urination. The patient notes darker-colored urine than normal. Treatment: Schedule transurethral prostate resection (TURP) Which diagnosis is described?

An adult patient presents with a complaint of a cough that has lasted for two weeks. The patient has a rapid, shallow respiratory rate of 34 breaths per minute. Auscultation of the lungs reveals bilateral rhonchi in the upper lobes and diminished breath sounds in the bilateral lower lobes. The patient is diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia and respiratory alkalosis. What is the expected arterial blood gas laboratory value for this patient?

What is a clinical manifestation of dehydration?

A female patient's chart indicates the following signs and symptoms, fever, foul-smelling vaginal discharge and sudden pelvic pain Which condition is indicated by this patient's chart?

Older adults generally mount lower immune responses to vaccines. Which age-related change is likely to contribute to these lower immune responses?

A patient arrives at the emergency department with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. A physical examination reveals acute pain at the McBurney point. A CT scan confirms the diagnosis, and surgery is immediately scheduled to prevent peritonitis. Based on this information, which diagnosis is described?

A patient reports nausea, vomiting, dull abdominal ache, and pruritus. On physical examination, edema of the legs. ascites and jaundice were documented Laboratory findings included elevated alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase. Which condition is described?

A patient's chart shows a blood pressure of 190/137, with a usual blood pressure of 170/110.

What is a possible diagnosis?

Older adults generally mount lower immune responses to vaccines.

Which age-related change is likely to contribute to these lower immune responses?

A nurse is preparing to administer an enteral feeding to a client who has an NG tube in place.

Which of the following methods should the nurse use to verify the correct placement of the NG tube?

A female patient presents with complaints of irregular periods, weakness, emotional changes, and easy bruising. The patient has previously been diagnosed with asthma. Upon physical examination, the patient has a "moon-shaped face and a noticeable hump on her upper back. Further, there are purple striae on both arms. Blood work reveals elevated concentrations of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Which condition is this patient showing signs and symptoms of?