A Nurse Monitors the Patient for _____ When Rapid Onset

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nurse monitors the patient for _____ when rapid onset of malignant hypertension results.

• A) Atherosclerosis
• B) Encephalopathy
• C) Pulmonary edema
• D) Acute renal failure

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Definitions:

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive electrical messages from other nerve cells.

Efferent Nerves

Nerve fibers that carry signals away from the central nervous system towards the muscles to cause movement.

Afferent Nerves

Nerves that carry sensory information from the body's periphery towards the central nervous system.

Effectors

Organs or cells that act in response to a stimulus, executing the required response in motor functions or other activities.