The Nurse Is Asked to Explain the Common Laboratory Values

question 8

Multiple Choice

The nurse is asked to explain the common laboratory values associated with acute pancreatitis.Which should the nurse include as the cause of hypocalcemia?

• A) Poor nutrition
• B) Bile flow obstruction
• C) Gallstone pancreatitis
• D) Fat necrosis and malnutrition

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Definitions:

Hierarchy Of Needs

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow suggesting that people are motivated by five basic categories of needs: physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization, in ascending order of importance.

Appetite Hormones

Biochemical substances produced in the body that regulate hunger, satiety, and food intake.

Hypothalamic Activity

Functions and regulatory processes carried out by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain controlling body temperature, hunger, and thirst.

James-Lange Theory

The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to an emotion-arousing stimulus.