Which of the following is one of the first signs of liver disease?
A. Glycosuria
B. Anuria
C. Bilirubinuria
D. Phenylketonuria
E. Proteinuria
C. Bilirubinuria
Bilirubinuria, or the presence of the bile pigment bilirubin in the urine, is one of the first signs of liver disease or conditions that involve the liver.
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a. No new physicians can be added to the plan b. New enrollees are not accepted by the plan c. The enrollee cannot switch from one plan to another d. The enrollee is restricted to the providers on the panel
The respiratory therapist has just stopped postural drainage for a 24-year-old patient with cystic fibrosis because of shortness of breath and slight cyanosis in the "head-down" position
The respiratory therapist should recommend which of the following adjustments to therapy? a. Continue postural drainage and monitor patient with capnography. b. Use only upright or flat postural drainage positions and draw an arterial blood gas (ABG). c. Administer oxygen via nasal cannula and monitor with pulse oximetry. d. Use a transcutaneous partial pressure of oxygen (PtcO2) monitor to assess the ex-tent of hypoxemia.