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Clinical Situation: You Have Just Completed an Admission Assessment on the Following

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Clinical Situation: You have just completed an admission assessment on the following client, and based on the collected data, you begin the client care plan.
The client is a 39-year-old single male admitted for upper right-quadrant pain following a week-long episode of flu-like symptoms. He has not eaten for 7 days and presents with signs and symptoms of dehydration and malnutrition. He has not been out of bed during the week. He lives alone and states he either buys frozen foods or eats in fast-food restaurants.
. (When filling in the content in the care plan, remember that the material is not necessarily related. This exercise is designed to determine your care plan knowledge base, not your medical knowledge. Use the care plan found later in the text for documenting data.)
-Which one of the following client problems is related to the client's condition? Circle the correct letter,and write the selected problem in the appropriate section of the care plan.

Definitions:

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus, a virus that attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS.

Condoms

Barrier devices used during sexual activity to reduce the likelihood of pregnancy and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Physiology of Diabetes

The study of the bodily functions and mechanisms involved in the disease diabetes, which affects glucose metabolism.

Risk Factors

Aspects or conditions associated with an increased likelihood of developing a disease or injury.