A 66-year-old patient has a decreased calcium level. The nurse ...

[swpotter12]

A 66-year-old patient has a decreased calcium level. The nurse anticipates a(n)
 
  a. elevated sodium level.
  b. elevated phosphorus level.
  c. decreased magnesium level.
  d. decreased serum glucose level.

Question 2

It is suspected that an older adult patient is experiencing severe hypertension. The nurse documents symptoms that support this diagnosis when the patient reports
 
  a. difficulty reading the newspaper's print.
  b. being fatigued after walking around the block.
  c. noticing that his heart skips a beat fre-quently.
  d. getting up from a chair too quickly makes him dizzy.

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Answer to Question 1

B
Calcium metabolism is one of the factors that determines phosphorus levels; an inverse relation-ship is present. A decrease in calcium can cause an increase in phosphorus and vice versa.

Answer to Question 2

A
The patient with severe hypertension may experience throbbing occipital headaches, confusion, visual loss, focal deficits, epistaxis, and coma. The other manifestations are not associated with hypertension.

[swpotter12]

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[atrochim]

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