Which of the following is not a way that hormones are removed from circulation?
a) the liver metabolizes them and turns them into bile
b) the kidney filters them out and excretes them as urine
c) they are broken down directly in the blood
d) the pancreas breaks them down

Explain the pathophysiologic changes that can cause the signs and symptoms associated with common bile duct obstruction.

Anurse recently administered filgrastim intravenously to a client who has cancer and is receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. for which of the following data, discovered after the medication was administered, should the nurse consider filling an incident report? a. the client had chemotherapy 12 hr before the medication was administered. b. the nurse flushed the client’s iv line with d5w before and after the medication was administered. c. the client’s absolute neutrophil count was 2,500/mm^3 before the medication was administered. d. the medication vial sat at the room temperature for 2 hr before it was administered.

Which of the following instruments is often used to grasp the intestines? a. kelly b. crile c. babcock d. ochsner