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tatyanajohnson

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The nurse feeding a client who has had a stroke observes that the client is having difficulty swallowing the foods on her tray. The nurse recognizes this as:
 
 a. angina.
  b. a TIA.
  c. dysphagia.
  d. cardiac cachexia.

Question 2

A patient with heart failure complains of a poor appetite and weakness, and the nurse notices that the patient has begun losing weight. The nurse recognizes this as:
 
 a. cardiac cachexia.
  b. anorexia nervosa.
  c. cardiomyopathy.
  d. myocardial infarction.


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Liamb2179

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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a


tatyanajohnson

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Reply 2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Excellent

JaynaD87

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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