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An erroneously low blood pressure measurement may be caused by




positioning the arm above the heart level.




After being diagnosed with hypertension, a patient returns to the clinic 6 weeks later.
The patient reports "moderate" adherence to the recommended lifestyle changes and

,has experienced a decreased from 165/96 to 148/90 mm Hg in blood pressure. What
is the most appropriate intervention for this patient at this time?


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Continue lifestyle modifications only.




Which blood pressure reading is considered to be indicative of prehypertension
according to the JNC-7 criteria?


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128/82




In which dysrhythmias should treatment be instituted immediately?


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Atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 220 beats/minute




Constrictive pericarditis is associated with


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impaired cardiac filling.

, A patient who was involved in a fall from a tree becomes short of breath. The lung
sounds are absent on one side. This patient is experiencing ________ shock.


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obstructive




A loud pansystolic murmur that radiates to the axilla is most likely a result of


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mitral regurgitation.




Improvement in a patient with septic shock is indicated by an increase in


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systemic vascular resistance.




A patient is diagnosed with cardiogenic shock. The patient is hyperventilating and is
therefore at risk for the respiratory complication of respiratory acidosis.


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False

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