A patient is taking doxazosin mesylate (Cardura) 1 mg per day to treat hypertension. The nurse notes a blood pressure of 110/72 mm Hg and a heart rate of 92 beats per minute.
The nurse will contact the provider to discuss which change to the drug regimen?
a. Changing to a beta-adrenergic blocker
b. Decreasing the drug dose
c. Increasing the drug dose
d. Adding a diuretic
Question 2
A patient who has Raynaud's disease will begin taking an alpha-adrenergic blocker. The patient asks the nurse how the drug works to treat symptoms. The nurse explains that alpha-adrenergic blockers treat Raynaud's disease by causing
a. decreased peripheral vascular resistance.
b. orthostatic hypotension.
c. reflex tachycardia.
d. vasodilation.
Measuring Patient Height
Pulmonary function test: spirometry. (a) Normal respiratory volumes, as measured during spirometry.
To check pupillary reflexes the nurse first holds the penlight
Instructing a Patient to Use Crutches Correctly
The relationship of substrate con- version (as measured by optical density) to the amount of patient ...