The client arrives at the emergency room reporting symptoms of heart palpitations, tightness in the chest, and epigastric pain. The nurse asks the client what was happening when these symptoms first appeared. The client states a stressful event
The nurse is correct to correlate that the symptoms experienced stem from which system? A) Sympathetic nervous system
B) Autonomic nervous system
C) Cardiopulmonary system
D) Central nervous system
B
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The nurse is correct to correlate stress and the symptoms experienced which stem from organs affected by the autonomic nervous system. Clients may present with heart palpitations, pounding headache, breathlessness, tightness in the chest, chest pain, chronic pain, irritability, epigastric pain, abdominal discomfort and bloating, or constipation and diarrhea. The sympathetic nervous system includes fight-or-flight body changes. The symptoms extend beyond cardiopulmonary system effects. The central nervous system includes the brain and the spinal cord effects.
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