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shenderson6

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on: Jun 25, 2018
A patient is diagnosed with coronary artery disease. Which of the following modifiable risk fac-tors would the nurse suggest the patient change?
 
  a. Eating meat
  b. Living arrangements
  c. Drinking tomato juice
  d. Smoking cigarettes

Question 2

A 51-year-old male presents with recurrent chest pain on exertion and is diagnosed with angina pectoris. The pain occurs when:
 
  a. cardiac output has fallen below normal levels.
  b. the myocardial oxygen supply has fallen below demand.
  c. myocardial stretch has exceeded the upper limits.
  d. the vagus nerve is stimulated.


cclemon1

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Cigarette smoking leads to vasoconstriction and should be the first behavior the patient changes. Eating meat alone would not lead to the development of coronary artery disease. The living ar-rangement of the patient's home would not lead to the development of coronary artery disease. Drinking tomato juice would not lead to the development of coronary artery disease.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Angina is chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia, which develops if the flow or oxygen con-tent of coronary blood is insufficient to meet the metabolic demands of myocardial cells. A de-crease in cardiac output would lead to general systemic symptoms, not just chest pain, which is due to a decrease in myocardial oxygenation. Myocardial stretch does not affect angina symp-toms. When the vagus nerve is stimulated, a change in rate occurs; it does not precipitate chest pain.


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