On assessment of an older adult client, a nurse finds the blood pressure to be severely increased. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test reveals a small area of infarction

The primary health-care provider instructs the nurse to initiate anticoagulant therapy. Which condition should the nurse expect in the client?
1. Lacunar infarct
2. Ischemic stroke
3. Hemorrhagic stroke
4. Transient ischemic attack


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