Kaposis sarcoma is a vascular tumor that in th e

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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF: p. 244 MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity:
Physiologic Adaptation
34.
A 45-year-old farmer comes in for a skin evaluation and complains of hair loss on his head.
His hair seems to be breaking off in patches, and he notices some scaling on his head. The nurse
begins the examination suspecting:
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 245 MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity:
Physiologic Adaptation
35.
A mother brings her child into the clinic for an examination of the scalp and hair. She states
that the child has developed irregularly shaped patches with broken-off, stublike hair in some
places; she is worried that this condition could be some form of premature baldness. The nurse
tells her that it is: