A mother brings in her 8-month-old child to the ER. The mother reports the baby has recently started being extremely fussy, has a fever, and swelling in the hands and feet. The child is diagnosed with sickle cell disease. As the nurse, you know that the swelling in the hands and feet in the infant is termed?

Which finding about a patient with polycythemia vera is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?

Iron-deficiency anemia can cause pica, a rare condition in which a person craves eating nonfood items. Which of these would a client with this type of anemia eat?

A nurse is collecting data from a male client who has been exposed to syphilis and has a genital chancre. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse anticipate when notifying the provider of these findings?

A nurse in a provider's office is collecting data from a client who has ovarian cancer. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?

Which of the following is both the standard treatment and also a potential cure for aplastic anemia?

A pediatric nurse health educator provides a teaching session to the nursing staff regarding hemophilia. Which of the following information regarding this disorder would the nurse plan to include in this discussion?

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of hemophilia?

A 55-year-old postmenopausal woman reports a history of dyspareunia, backache, pelvis pressure, urinary tract infections, and a frequent urinary urgency. Which condition does the nurse suspect?

The patient, age 28, is admitted with complaints of nausea, sore tongue, tingling of the hands, and difficulty swallowing. Upon examination, her tongue is erythematous. What diagnostic procedure will support this diagnosis?

Blood loss is a major cause of iron deficiency in adults. Some sources of chronic blood loss in adults are all except: