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EXAM 3 PATHO MODLE 7 A & R Circulatory System Disorders QUESTIONS WITH EXTENSIVE EXPLAINED ANSWERS

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NURS 3366 Circulatory System Disorders ASSIGNMENT #7 QUESTIONS WITH EXTENSIVE EXPLAINED ANSWERSA patient with a history of atherosclerosis and HTN is complaining of chest pain, SOB, and pain radiatin... g to his left arm. He is diagnosed with an MI of his left ventricular wall. 1. What S&S would be expected and would indicate decreased CO /perfusion? a. ankle edema and varicose veinsLab work done during the MI most likely shows high blood levels of certain substances, including:He develops a blood pressure of 80/50. Which statement is most accurate?Several days later the patient manifests S&S of heart failure. Given the area of his heart involved in the MI, which are the most likely S&S?Lab work done on a heart patient shows a potassium of 5.5 (normal = 3.5 – 5.0). The patient is at risk forA patient with chronic bronchitis says: “Look how swollen my legs and feet and belly are. This has been increasing over the last couple of years. What’s going on?” As his nurse, you would most likely suspect that the patient has all the following EXCEPT A patient with CAD presents to her NP with a change in her usual pattern of angina. Her usual pattern for the last several years is to have anginal pain (rated “3/10”) after walking up a flight of stairs, but the pain usually quickly subsides after resting a few minutes. Now she says she has pain rated at “6/10” with minimal activity and it will only go away after taking 2 NTG pills. The NP hospitalizes the patient with a diagnosis of ACS. 10. To which category of CAD did this patient belong before the current change in anginal pattern? [Show More]

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