An 81-year-old female client of a long-term care facility has a history of congestive heart failure. The nurse practitioner caring for the client has positioned her sitting up at an angle in bed and is observing her jugular venous distention. Why is jugular venous distention a useful indicator for the assessment of the client’s condition? […]
A nurse who works on a pediatric cardiology unit of a hospital is providing care for an infant with a diagnosis of tetralogy of Fallot. Which of the following pathophysiologic results should the nurse anticipate? Answers: A. Blood outflow into the pulmonary circulation is restricted by pulmonic valve stenosis. B. There is a break in […]
Which of the following hypertensive individuals is most likely to have his or her high blood pressure diagnosed as secondary rather than essential? Answers: A. A 40-year-old smoker who eats excessive amounts of salt and saturated fats B. A 69-year-old woman with a diagnosis of cardiometabolic syndrome C. An African American man who leads a […]
A 72-year-old female has been told by her physician that she has a new heart murmur that requires her to go visit a cardiologist. Upon examination, the cardiologist informs the patient that she has aortic stenosis. After the cardiologist has left the room, the patient asks, “What caused this [aortic stenosis] to happen now?” The […]