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Title: A client with nonspecific signs/symptoms has gone to the primary health care provider. The client's ... Post by: love2211 on Jan 26, 2018 A client with nonspecific signs/symptoms has gone to the primary health care provider. The client's chief complaints revolve around extreme fatigue, unplanned weight loss, and being so weak in the muscles.
The diagnostic workup included a carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) tumor marker. The CEA result was elevated. The nurse should anticipate the physician will order which of the following diagnostic tests related to the elevated CEA? Select all that apply. A) Testicular ultrasound B) Colonoscopy C) Mammogram D) Thyroid scan E) Brain CT Title: A client with nonspecific signs/symptoms has gone to the primary health care provider. The client's ... Post by: derrickpate22 on Jan 26, 2018 Ans: B, C
Feedback: CEA normally is produced by embryonic tissue in the gut, pancreas, and liver and is elaborated by a number of different cancers, including colorectal carcinomas, pancreatic cancers, and gastric and breast tumors. |