You are interested in epithelial tissue formation and work in a lab studying Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. MDCK cells spontaneously form hollow epithelial vesicles. Staining these vesicles with an anti-actin antibody demonstrates the existence of apical microvilli near the central cavity of the vesicle. A new postdoctoral fellow in the lab comes to you in a panic. You had given her some dissociated MDCK cells that have been cultured as single cells in a collagen matrix. Because the cells did not look obviously polarized to her, she stained the dissociated MDCK cells to visualize the microvilli and she does not see any signs of polarized microvilli localization in these cells. Explain why you are confident that you did not give her the wrong cell line.

Rita schmidt, 74 years of age, is a female patient who was admitted to the surgical unit after undergoing removal of a section of the colon for colorectal cancer. the patient does not have a colostomy. the patient has several small abdominal incisions and a clear dressing over each site. the incisions are well approximated and the staples are dry and intact. there is a jackson-pratt drain intact with minimal serous sanguineous drainage present. the patient has a salem sump tube connected to low continuous wall suction that is draining a small amount of brown liquid. the patient has no bowel sounds. the foley catheter has a small amount of dark amber-colored urine without sediments. the patient has sequential compression device (scd) in place. the nurse performs an assessment and that the patient's breath sounds are decreased bilaterally in the bases and the patient has inspiratory crackles. the patient's cardiac assessment is within normal limits. the patient is receiving o2 at 2 l per nasal hg; heart rate 110 bpm; respiratory rate 16 breaths/min; and the patient is afebrile. the patient is confused as to place and time. cannula with a pulse oximetry reading of 95%. the vital signs include: blood pressure, 100/50 mm. a. explain the assessment parameters used to provide clues to detect postoperative problems early and the interventions needed. b. what gerontological postoperative considerations should the nurse make?