Exam 37: Hypertension

The nurse explains that hypertension occurs when a chain reaction of events takes place: (Place the following options in the appropriate sequence.) A) Ephedrine constricts vessels and increases the heart rate. B) Renin constricts vessels and decreases the blood flow to the kidneys. C) Angiotensin constricts vessels in response to renin. D) Norepinephrine constricts vessels, increasing peripheral vascular resistance. E) The adrenal cortex produces aldosterone, causing fluids and sodium to be retained.

The patient with hypertension comes to the emergency department and is experiencing nausea and vomiting and is restless and confused.His vital signs are blood pressure: 220/130 mm Hg; pulse: 120 beats/min,respirations: 32 breaths/min.Based on these assessments,the nurse would conclude that the patient is experiencing:

The nurse reminds a patient that to be diagnosed with hypertension,the blood pressure is evaluated to confirm consistent blood pressure readings over:

The nurse emphasizes that the lifestyle change that has the greatest effect on reducing hypertension is:

When a patient reports drowsiness after initiating atenolol (Tenormin)for the treatment of hypertension,the nurse's best response would be to instruct the patient to:

A patient who has been taking methyldopa (Aldomet)for his hypertension reports to the emergency department with a severe headache,blurred vision,and a blood pressure reading of 200/94 mm Hg.The nurse would suspect:

A patient inquires if his blood pressure is normal.The nurse responds that normal blood pressure is defined as less than:

A patient is prescribed an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)inhibitor,enalapril (Vasotec).The nurse instructs the patient to:

The nurse caring for a patient with a hypertensive crisis will place the priority on:

An obese African-American man who smokes would have a hypertension staging of grade: