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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
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?
Give this one a try later!
Continue lifestyle modifications only.
Which blood pressure reading is considered to be indicative of prehypertension
according to the JNC-7 criteria?
Give this one a try later!
128/82
In which dysrhythmias should treatment be instituted immediately?
Give this one a try later!
Atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 220 beats/minute
Constrictive pericarditis is associated with
Give this one a try later!
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.
Give this one a try later!
obstructive
A loud pansystolic murmur that radiates to the axilla is most likely a result of
Give this one a try later!
mitral regurgitation.
Improvement in a patient with septic shock is indicated by an increase in
Give this one a try later!
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.
Give this one a try later!
False
