In reviewing a patient's chart to determine whether she has progressed from HIV disease to AIDS, the nurse should look for
a. CD4+ count below 500, chronic fatigue, night sweats.
b. HIV-positive test result, CD4+ count below 200, history of opportunistic disease.
c. weight loss, persistent generalized lymphadenopathy, chronic diarrhea.
d. fever, chills, CD4+ count below 200.
Question 2
A 72-year-old woman with a diagnosis of angina pectoris has presented to her nurse practitioner because her chest pain on exertion has become more frequent and longer lasting in recent days.
The nurse should understand that this woman's chest pain is directly attributable to which of the following pathophysiological processes?
A) Inflammation and physical irritation of the lumens of coronary arteries
B) Accumulation of cellular debris in the myocardium after the rupture of atheromas
C) Ischemia of cardiac muscle cells
D) Accumulation of lactic acid in cardiac muscle
Nurses possess a wide variety of experiences which they take into each patient encounter.
Formation of an atherosclerotic plaque within a coronary artery; may lead to coronary artery disease
Measuring Patient Height
Medical assistants can quickly pull up a patient record when a phone call is received.
The physician uses auscultation to listen to a patient’s heart.
Patient with DiGeorge syndrome. Note low set ears and wide set downward slanting eyes; often these ...