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bobypop · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A client is recovering from a myocardial infarction and asks the nurse why the heart muscle is enlarged. The nurse explains which of the following to the client?

1. The cells of the muscle experience hyperplasia with the prolonged need for oxygen..
2. The cells of the heart muscle have lost fluid..
3. The cells of the heart muscle are responding to metabolic needs..
4. The cells of the heart are metaplastic in response to muscle damage..

Question 2

The nurse realizes that which of the following disorders has a higher risk of substance abuse in an attempt to suppress traumatic memories?

1. General anxiety disorder
2. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
3. Post-traumatic stress disorder
4. Dissociative fugue

kbennett34 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1. The cells of the muscle experience hyperplasia with the prolonged need for oxygen..

Rationale:
Hyperplasia is an increase in density or number of normal cells in response to stress, in this case, the increased demand for oxygen. Cells that lose fluid will shrink in size. The cells of a person's heart do not enlarge as a metabolic response. Metaplasia is a change in the normal pattern of differentiation of cells.

Answer to Question 2

3. Post-traumatic stress disorder

Rationale:
Substance abuse is found in many clients with post-traumatic stress disorder as they try to suppress traumatic memories. Obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorders, and dissociative fugue disorders do not have a high level of traumatic memories.