britney a 20 yo student is admitted with acute pancreatitis which laboratory findings do you expect to be abnormal for this patient
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1. Britney, a 20 y.o. student is admitted with acute pancreatitis. Which laboratory findings do you expect to be abnormal for this patient?

Correct answer: C

Rationale: Serum amylase and lipase levels are typically elevated in patients with acute pancreatitis.

2. The student nurse is teaching the family of a patient with liver failure. You instruct them to limit which foods in the patient’s diet?

Correct answer: A

Rationale: For a patient with liver failure, it is important to limit the intake of meats and beans to reduce the risk of hepatic encephalopathy.

3. A client with which of the following conditions may be likely to develop rectal cancer?

Correct answer: A

Rationale: Adenomatous polyps are a known risk factor for the development of rectal cancer.

4. You’re patient, post-op drainage of a pelvic abscess secondary to diverticulitis, begins to cough violently after drinking water. His wound has ruptured and a small segment of the bowel is protruding. What’s your priority?

Correct answer: D

Rationale: For a patient with a ruptured wound and protruding bowel, call the doctor while remaining with the patient, flex the patient’s knees, and cover the wound with sterile towels soaked in sterile saline solution.

5. In a client with Crohn’s disease, which of the following symptoms should not be a direct result from antibiotic therapy?

Correct answer: C

Rationale: Decrease in body weight is not a direct result of antibiotic therapy but may occur due to the underlying disease process.

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