A nurse is caring for a patient with a pulmonary artery catheter who has been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. The nurse knows that pulmonary hypertension is related to which of the following rheumatic diseases?
A) Fibromyalgia
B) Gout
C) Scleroderma
D) Systemic lupus erythematosus
Ans: C
Feedback: Pulmonary hypertension is related to scleroderma. Pulmonary studies reveal ventilation-perfusion abnormalities.
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