The nurse suspects that the patient may have cardiovascular disease. During the examination, the nurse is alert to which of the following complaints from the patient?
a. Headache, dizziness, and tingling of body parts
b. Diplopia, floaters, and headaches
c. Cough, leg cramps, and orthopnea
d. Pain and cramping in the lower extremities relieved by walking
C
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A Headache, dizziness, and tingling of body parts are more likely associated with a neurological problem, not vascular disease.
B Diplopia, floaters, and headaches are indicative of an eye problem, not vascular disease.
C Symptoms of heart disease can include chest pain, palpitations, fatigue, cough, dyspnea, leg cramps, edema of extremities, fainting, and orthopnea.
D Pain and cramping in the lower extremities are usually worsened with activity in vascular disease.
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