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Title: A female college student has been performing community service in a rural area. The student begins ... Post by: uniquename on Jan 24, 2018 A female college student has been performing community service in a rural area. The student begins feeling lethargic and experiences nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
The patient is diagnosed with helminthic infestation. The patient manifests signs and symptoms of ____________. The nurse suspects an infestation of ____________. a. gastroenteritis; ascariasis (roundworms) b. pregnancy; enterobiasis (pinworms) c. anemia; ancylostomiasis (hookworms) d. hemorrhage; strongyloidiasis (threadworms) Title: A female college student has been performing community service in a rural area. The student begins ... Post by: mattcook69 on Jan 24, 2018 ANS: C
The patient shows signs and symptoms of anemia and has contracted hookworms, which are associated with chronic blood loss and progressive anemia. Nothing indicates that the patient has gastroenteritis, and roundworms do not cause anemia. Nothing indicates that the patient is pregnant. The patient shows no evidence of hemorrhage. |