Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 28: Management of Patients With Coronary Vascular Disorders
Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 28: Management of Patients With Coronary Vascular Disorders 1. A patient is diagnosed as having an elevated cholesterol level. The nurse is aware that plaque on the inner lumen of arteries is composed chiefly of: A) Lipids and fibrous tissue B) WBCs C) Lipoproteins D) High-density cholesterol Ans: A Chapter: 28 Client Needs: IV-4 Cognitive Categories: Knowledge Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process Difficulty: Easy Objective: 1 Feedback: As T-lymphocytes and monocytes infiltrate to ingest lipids on the arterial wall and then die, a fibrous tissue develops. This causes plaques to form on the inner lumen of arterial walls.
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