Pathophysiology Chapter 18
a bp cuff is too small...
reading will be too high
Select the priority of care for the medical management of a client with a dissecting aortic aneurysm
Administration of sodium nitroprussade and B-adrenergic blocking medications
The nurse is developing a care plan for a postsurgical client. A major goal is to prevent the formation of prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The most important intervention for the nurse to implement is
Apply compression devices
A pregnant female client is at risk for the development of preeclampsia-eclampsia. Select the most important data to assess.
BP 160/100 during 30th week of pregnancy
Select the response that best describes the pressure sensitive receptors that respond to changes in the stretch of the vessel wall.
Baroreceptors
small spherical dilation at the circle of Willis
Barry aneurysm
A client who was diagnosed with hypertension is now taking a medication that decreases the heart rate and cardiac output. The nurse determines that the medication is a:
Beta-adrenergic blocker
Buerger disease
Disease of young, heavy smoker, before age 35
The health care provider is teaching a client about modifiable risk factors for atherosclerosis. The most appropriate information to provide would be:
Hypertension
The nurse is reviewing the lipid results of four clients. Select the client at greatest risk for cardiovascular disease
LDL cholesterol 205 mg/dL, HDL 40 mg/dL, and triglyceride level 150 mg/dL
A client has been diagnosed with a dissecting aortic aneurysm, It is most important for the nurse to assess the client for:
Tearing or ripping-type pain the the chest or back