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| A patient has been using lifestyle modifications over the last 6 months. Their b/p is now 142/90. What should you expect to tell them?? |
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| That they will most likely have to start taking antihypertensive medications along with lifestyle modifications. |
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| When a patient is taking aldactone what should you tell them to avoid? |
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| A patient is trying to follow lifestyle modifications. What should you teach them? |
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-Men no more than 2 drinks a day (24oz beer, 10oz wine, 3oz 80 proof)
-Women or light weight people no more than one
-Engage in physical activities most days of the week. |
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| An elderly patient is taking beta blocker. What should you advise him to do? |
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| Walk with a cane or walker. |
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| When measuring b/p, how should you take it? |
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| With arm at heart level supported by a firm surface. |
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| In a hypertensive emergency what should you expect the b/p to do? |
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| Be lowered by 25% in the first hour. |
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| A patient comes in and they get a pain while they are walking but it is relieved by rest what would you expect this to be? |
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| Intermittent claudication |
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| Which of the following is associated with an arterial insufficiency? |
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| A patient comes in with buerger's disease, What would you expect to do that whould help him with the symptoms of his disease? |
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| What education would you give a client with raynaud's disease? |
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| A patient comes in that you suspect to have an abdominal aneurysm What would you expect to prepare for? |
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| A patient is taking oral contraceptives. What are they at risk for? |
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| What would you tell a patient to prevent developing a thrombus? |
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| Get up and walk every 1-2 hours for 10 minutes. |
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| A patient comes in and their blood sugar is 160/86. When should you tell them to come back? |
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