Exam 43: Review of Hemodynamics

A patient with hypertension is admitted to the hospital. On admission the patient's heart rate is 72 beats per minute,and the blood pressure is 140/95 mm Hg. After administering an antihypertensive medication,the nurse notes a heart rate of 85 beats per minute and a blood pressure of 130/80 mm Hg. What does the nurse expect to occur?

A patient is taking a drug that interferes with venous constriction. The nurse will tell the patient to:

A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving a drug that causes constriction of arterioles. The nurse expects to observe which effect from this drug?

A patient is taking a beta₁-adrenergic drug to improve the stroke volume of the heart. The nurse caring for this patient knows that this drug acts by increasing:

A patient with a history of hypertension is admitted for a procedure. If the patient's arterial pressure decreases,which clinical manifestation would the nurse expect to see?

A nurse is assessing a patient who has heart failure. The patient complains of shortness of breath,and the nurse auscultates crackles in both lungs. The nurse understands that these symptoms are the result of:

A nurse is teaching a nursing student how blood can return to the heart when pressure in the venous capillary beds is very low. Which statement by the student indicates a need for further teaching?