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panfilo

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A patient suffers from an eye disease characterized by increased intraocular pressure, which affects the optic nerve and can lead to blindness. The nurse identifies this condition as
 
  1. Age-related macular degeneration.
  2. Cataracts.
  3. Glaucoma.
  4. Presbycusis.

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A patient has a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain that causes dizziness, blurred vision, weakness, numbness in the left arm, and difficulty swallowing that lasts for about 10 minutes.
 
  The nurse identifies that this patient has suffered a(n)
 
  1. Transient ischemic attack.
  2. Ischemic stroke.
  3. Hemorrhagic stroke.
  4. Myocardial infarction.


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Moriaki

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1


panfilo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

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