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D) Thejclientjlivesjinjanjaffluent,jclean,jsuburbanjcommunityjwithjaccessjtojmanyjhe
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ejtherapiesjtojminimizejeffectsjofjstress);jachievingjhealthjequityjandjpromotingjhealthjforj
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D) AjclientjwithjmultiplejskeletaljinjuriesjsecondaryjtojajmotorjvehiclejaccidentjA
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asingjammoniajlevelsjthatjaccompanyjliverjdisease.jBacteria,jpoisons,jandjtraumaticjinjuri
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MULTIPLEjCHOICE
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njthejWorldjHealthjOrganizationj(WHO)jviewsjonjhealth.jOfjthejfollowingjcommentsjma
dejbyjnursesjduringjajdiscussionjsession,jwhichjstatementsjwouldjbejconsideredjajgoodjre
presentationjofjthejWHOjdefinition?jSelectjalljthatjapply.
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tyjofjfactorsjthatjinfluencejanjindividual'sjhealthjorjlackjthereof.jThejnursejisjreferringj
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D) Thejclientjlivesjinjanjaffluent,jclean,jsuburbanjcommunityjwithjaccessjtojmanyjhe
althjcarejfacilities.
Ans:jB
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ejtherapiesjtojminimizejeffectsjofjstress);jachievingjhealthjequityjandjpromotingjhealthjforj
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jofjpreventablejdiseasejandjprematurejdeath”jdeterminant.
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yjhospital.jThejphysicianjisjdiscussingjwithjajcolleaguejthejdifferentiationjbetweenjdisease
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oldjwomanjwithjsicklejcelljanemiajwhojisjreceivingjajtransfusionjofjpackedjredjbl
oodjcells
B) Aj91-year-
oldjwomanjwhojhasjexperiencedjanjischemicjstrokejresultingjfromjfamilialjhyp
ercholesterolemia
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oldjmanjwithjexacerbationjofjhisjcysticjfibrosisjrequiringjoxygenjtherapyjandj
chestjphysiotherapy
D) Aj30-year-
oldjhomelessjmanjwhojhasjPneumocystisjcariniijpneumoniaj(PCP)jandjisjHIVjpositi
ve.
Ans:jD
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PCPjisjanjexamplejofjthejeffectjofjajmoleculejthatjdirectlyjcontributesjtojdisease.jSicklejcellj
anemia,jfamilialjhypercholesterolemia,jandjcysticjfibrosisjarejalljexamplesjofjthejeffectsjof
jabnormaljmolecules.
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berjofjclientsjwhojarejunderjhisjcarejinjajhospitaljcontext.jWhichjofjthejfollowingjaspectsj
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chSaI
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B) Ajclientjwhojhasjincreasingjserumjammoniajlevelsjduejtojliverjcirrhosis
C) Ajclientjwhojwasjadmittedjwithjthejeffectsjofjmethyljalcoholjpoisoning
D) AjclientjwithjmultiplejskeletaljinjuriesjsecondaryjtojajmotorjvehiclejaccidentjA
ns:jB
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Pathogenesisjrefersjtojthejprogressivejandjevolutionaryjcoursejofjdisease,jsuchjasjthejincre
asingjammoniajlevelsjthatjaccompanyjliverjdisease.jBacteria,jpoisons,jandjtraumaticjinjuri
esjarejexamplesjofjetiologicjfactors.
5. Aj newjmyocardialjinfarctionjpatientjrequiringjangioplastyjandjstentjplacementjhasjarrive
djtojhisjfirstjcardiacjrehabilitationjappointment.jInjthisjfirstjsession,jajreviewjofjthejpathog
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ejnursejthatjhejhasjunderstoodjthejnurse'sjteachingsjaboutjcoronaryjarteryjdisease?
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B) “Myjarteryjwasjcloggedjbyjfat,jsojIjwilljneedjtojstopjeatingjfattyjfoodsjlikejFre
nchjfriesjeveryjday.”
C) “Soundsjlikejthisjbeganjbecausejofjinflammationjinsidejmyjarteryjthatjmadejitjea
syjtojformjfattyjstreaks,jwhichjleadjtojmyjcloggedjartery.”
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ngjajclotjthatjstopsjbloodjflowjtojthejmuscle,jandjIjwilljhavejajheartjattack.”
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