The most common cause of prerenal acute kidney injury (AKI) is:

A patient has been diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). For what other health condition should the healthcare professional assess this patient as a priority?

Lorretta, a 35-year-old female, is brought to the emergency department with complaints of bleeding from multiple sites, including her nose and gums. She also presents with pain and swelling in her left leg. She has a past medical history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and is currently on anticoagulant therapy. On examination, she has petechiae on her skin, swollen and tender left leg, and blood oozing from her IV site. Laboratory tests reveal prolonged bleeding time, decreased platelet count, elevated D-dimer levels, and prolonged prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). What is going on with Lorretta?

When comparing the clinical manifestations of both diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNS), which condition is associated with only DKA?

What is a complete fracture?

The most common cause of prerenal acute kidney injury (AKI) is:

A 65-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with complaints of new-onset memory loss. Her family reports that she has been forgetting recent events, repeating questions, and misplacing items more frequently over the past few months. She has no significant medical history but has noticed a decline in her cognitive abilities. On examination, she demonstrates difficulty recalling recent events and exhibits word-finding difficulties. Her Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score is 20/30. What is the most likely diagnosis for this patient, and what are the hallmark clinical manifestations? (Select all that apply)

You walk into a room and find a patient forcefully expelling stomach contents into a wash basin. When documenting this occurrence, you will use the term:

An 85-year-old person has a urinary tract infection. What clinical manifestation do you expect to see in this person?

We know that neurotransmitters transmit signals across the synapse and activate the receptors of the postsynaptic cell and include small-molecule and neuroactive peptides. All of the following are neurotransmitters except:

A patient presents to the emergency department with severe pain in their leg, fever, and redness over a recent wound site. The patient reports having an open fracture two weeks ago, which was treated with a cast. Upon examination, the area over the fracture is swollen, warm to the touch, and extremely tender. The patient is also experiencing chills and difficulty bearing weight on the affected leg. Based on these symptoms, which of the following is most likely the diagnosis, and what are the primary signs and symptoms?