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NSG 121 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
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NSG 121 Health Assessment - Herzing
NSG 121 Exam 3
questions with complete solution
1. T/F During increase activity an elderly person is likely to
experience elevat- ed heart rate, bounding pulse, and shortness
of breath
Correct Answer: False
The heart has a decreased response to the sympathetic system so
none of these things will occur. What you can see is an increase in
systolic blood pressure but that's related to stiffening of the
arterial walls not related to the activity level, so the elderly person
is unable to build that type of response.
2. Risk factors most commonly associated with peripheral arterial
disease
Correct Answer: -
Diabetes Smoking Age