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The Patient Has Been Admitted to the Hospital with Weight

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The patient has been admitted to the hospital with weight loss, fatigue, and an enlarged liver. The patient has had several diagnostic tests performed while in the hospital. After reviewing the above chart, the nurse educates the patient about his condition. Which of the following statements indicate that further education is required?  Diagnostic tests  Results  White blood cells with differential 3,000/mm3, eosinophils are decreased  Erythrocyte sedimentation rate  Elevated  Chest x-ray  Pulmonary fibrosis present  Temperature 101.2F Lung biopsy  Granulomatous tissue present \begin{array} { | l | l } \hline \text { Diagnostic tests } & \text { Results } \\\hline \text { White blood cells with differential } & 3,000 / \mathrm { mm } ^ { 3 } , \text { eosinophils are decreased } \\\hline \text { Erythrocyte sedimentation rate } & \text { Elevated } \\\hline \text { Chest x-ray } & \text { Pulmonary fibrosis present } \\\hline \text { Temperature } & 101.2 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F } \\\hline \text { Lung biopsy } & \text { Granulomatous tissue present } \\\hline\end{array}


A) "It sounds like my risk of dying from this is really high."
B) "This could disease could just disappear all by itself."
C) "Okay, I am finally going to stop smoking."
D) "I should take my steroids with a meal."

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