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lbcchick

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A nurse is educating a group of older adults on the impact of lifestyle changes on hypertension. The nurse includes which of the following in the education? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Learning how to read and interpret food labels
  b. The sodium content of commonly con-sumed foods
  c. Techniques to incorporate more physical activity into the daily routine
  d. The actions of calcium channel blocker medications on hypertension
  e. The importance of adhering to pharmaco-logical regimens for treatment of hyper-tension

Question 2

An older adult who was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation asks a nurse, I feel fine. I have no symptoms at all with this heart problem, yet I am now on a blood thinner medication, which I understand can by very dangerous.
 
  Is this really necessary? The nurse formulates a response based on the understanding that:
  a. Atrial fibrillation, while initially asympto-matic, will progress and become sympto-matic.
  b. the risk of stroke is very high for a person with atrial fibrillation.
  c. untreated atrial fibrillation will likely cause a heart attack.
  d. atrial fibrillation can cause coronary heart disease.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, C
Options A and B address dietary interventions to control hypertension. Option C addresses physical activity. These all involve lifestyle changes to control hypertension. Options D and E are related to pharmacological treatment of hypertension.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The most serious complication of atrial fibrillation is stroke. Symptoms of atrial fibrillation, if they occur, are usually vague and do not worsen. While untreated atrial fibrillation can cause tachycardia as a compensatory mechanism, which can lead to myocardial ischemia, a heart attack from atrial fibrillation is not a common occurrence. Coronary heart disease can cause atrial fibril-lation, not the reverse.


lbcchick

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

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