A 38-Year-Old Male Is Complaining of Generalized Weakness and Fatigue

question 49

Multiple Choice

A 38-year-old male is complaining of generalized weakness and fatigue. Assessment findings include abdominal pain, fever, and yellowing of the eyes. Given these signs and symptoms, you would be suspicious of:

• A) hepatitis.
• B) tuberculosis.
• C) AIDS.
• D) West Nile virus.

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Definitions:

Cohesiveness

The quality of sticking together tightly; in a social context, it refers to the bonds that hold a group of people or components of a structure together.

Osmotic Equilibrium

A state where the concentration of solutes is equal across a semipermeable membrane, allowing equal movement of water in both directions.

Hydrophobic

Lacking an attraction to water, possessed by nonpolar molecules; the opposite of hydrophilic.

Lipid

A group of naturally occurring molecules that include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins, and others, which are crucial for cell structure and metabolism.