A Client Diagnosed with Angina Asks the Nurse Why She

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client diagnosed with angina asks the nurse why she experiences chest pain while walking up stairs.The nurse explains that which item has likely occurred in this client?

• A)Narrowing of the coronary arteries
• B)Addisonian crisis
• C)An infection of the floor of the mouth
• D)A buildup of lactic acid in the calves

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Definitions:

Wrist

The joint connecting the forearm to the hand, consisting of eight small bones.

Ischium Bone

One of the three bones that make up the pelvis, supporting weight while sitting and connecting with the lower limb.

Fractured

Refers to a break, rupture, or crack in a bone, often caused by injury, stress, or disease.

Pelvis

Any basin-shaped structure; cup-shaped ring of bone at the lower end of the trunk, formed from the ossa coxal bones, sacrum, and coccyx.