While looking over the chart of an elderly patient, a nurse noted several findings that are to be expected as a result of long-standing hypertension. One of those findings would be
1. A chest radiograph indicating the possibility of pneumonia.
2. Blood work suggestive of kidney failure.
3. A brain scan ruling out a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease.
4. Blood work ruling out a myocardial infarction, or heart attack.
ANS: 2
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