A Client with an Esophageal Tumor Is Having Extreme Difficulty

question 17

Multiple Choice

A client with an esophageal tumor is having extreme difficulty swallowing.For what procedure does the nurse prepare this client?

• A) Enteral tube feeding
• B) Esophageal dilation
• C) Nissen fundoplication
• D) Photodynamic therapy

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Definitions:

Grandmother Hypothesis

A theory positing that the presence and assistance of post-menopausal women, especially grandmothers, can significantly increase the survival rates of their grandchildren, thereby influencing human evolution.

Life-history Hypothesis

A theory that explains how natural selection operates on traits that affect an organism's life cycle, such as reproductive timing, growth, and survival.

Mean Reproductive Spans

The average duration between an individual's first and last reproductive events within a population.

Fitness Payoffs

Benefits in terms of reproductive success or survival that result from a specific trait or behavior in an organism, central to the concept of natural selection.