Which category of medications is given to reduce blood pressure and peripheral arterial resistance as well as improve cardiac output?
a. ACE inhibitors c. diuretics
b. vasodilators d. Betablockers
A
In heart failure, ACE inhibitors, such as captopril (Capoten) or enalopril (Vasotec), are given to reduce blood pressure and peripheral arterial resistance and improve CO.
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A patient in the ICU with chronic renal disease has just received his lab results. The nurse knows that one of the first functions to be lost in renal disease is the ability to concentrate urine
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Patient outcomes should be written as
a. broad statements without end points. b. realistic, measurable statements. c. a means of increasing patient knowledge. d. follow-ups to patient goals.
A client comes to the clinic and informs the nurse that he had a mild case of the flu a couple of months ago and "hasn't felt well since
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