A 10-year-old patient in the pediatrician’s office has dropped from 65 pounds to 55 pounds since last seen in the office three months ago. The patient’s mother tells the nurse, “I just don’t understand how that’s possible. She eats constantly and is always thirsty. My other concern is that she has to urinate frequently; her teacher contacts me weekly to tell me she goes to the bathroom more than her peers.” The nurse anticipates this patient will be diagnosed with which condition?

The nurse is caring for a 60-year-old male with congenital spinal stenosis, who is diagnosed acute herniated disc. Which of the following conditions is most likely to occur as a result of the patient’s condition?

The nurse uses an understanding of which physiologic process to explain why the patient feels out of breath at high altitudes?