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