Definition:
Bulimia nervosa, is a very serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder. Patients with this disorder will secretly ear excessive quantity of food with out any control on eating habit and then they try to purge to get rid of the extra calories from the body.
Complications:
Diagnostics procedures:
Electrocardiogram (ECG) to identify any problem in heart of the patients
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of bulimia nervosa. Which...
130. a nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has bulimia nervosa. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Observe the client during and after meals Suggest that the client assist with meal planning Instruct the client about effective coping strategies Refer the client to a support group for adolescents who have eating disorders
You are the nurse caring for a 78-year-old client who was admitted with the diagnosis of dehydration due to the excessive use of diuretics. The client's serum sodium level is 127 mEq/L. Please explain which of the following solutions you would anticipate on the Primary Health Care Provider to prescribe? Please provide me a reference or citation. thank you.
A nurse is caring for a client who has active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and is to be started on intravenous Rifampin therapy. The nurse should instruct the client that this medication can cause which of the following adverse effects? 22 A) Constipation Black colored stools в) Staining of teeth C) D) Body secretions turning a red-orange color A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and new prescriptions for Pyrazinamide. Which of the following laboratory tests should the...
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A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for artreonam to treat a respiratory tract infection. Which of the following findings in the client's medical record should the nurse recognize as requiring cautious use for this prescription and report to the provider? Glaucoma Gosed head injury Heartbre Renal impairment CONTINUE
A nurse is caring for a client who reports a new onset of Chest Pressure severe epigastric distress. The physician prescribes monitoring of Creatine kinase Cck) iSomaymes. When should the nurse anticipate the ck I Soenzymes will begin to rise if the client has had a myocardial infraction (mi) select all that Ihr ② 3hr ® 24hr. apply a ② 2hr
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for dobutamine. The nurse should clarify the prescription with the provider if the client is receiving which of the following types of drugs? (Select all that apply.) ACE inhibitor Ο ΜΑΟΙ General anesthetic Tricyclic antidepressant Beta blocker
Question 9 (1 point) d A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of essential hypertension. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following findings that is consistent with this diagnosis? Dyspnea Uremia Blurred vision Vertigo
22. a nurse is caring for a client who has major depression and a new prescription for citalopram. which of the following adverse effects is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider? Insomnia Bruxism confusion Weight loss
139. A nurse is caring for an 8 year old child who is admitted to the pediatric unit with a tentative diagnosis of acute postreptococcal glomerulonephritis (ASPGN). Diagnostic tests are ordered. Which tests will help confirm the diagnosis? Select all that apply. A. ASO titer B. Urinalysis C. Blood chemistry D. Intravenous pyleogram E. Chest X-ray examination