When assessing patient with reduced cerebral perfusion, the nurse should be alert for which early finding?
A) Angina
B) Claudication
C) Altered mental status
D) Dyspnea
C) Altered mental status
Explanation: A) Angina describes the chest pain, discomfort, pressure, and squeezing symptoms of CAD when the heart is not receiving enough perfusion of blood.
B) Claudication, leg pain that is induced by exercise, is a type of cardiovascular disease typically caused by decreased arterial blood flow and limb ischemia.
C) Clinical signs or symptoms of ischemia can be seen when the cerebral perfusion pressure drops below the lower limit of autoregulation. Altered mental status is an early symptom of decreased cerebral blood flow.
D) Reduced blood flow to the lungs may produce dyspnea, including dyspnea at rest.
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