A Client with a History of Congestive Heart Failure Is

question 16

Multiple Choice

A client with a history of congestive heart failure is started on a low-dose beta blocker for control of ventricular tachycardia.Which of the following instructions would be most important for this client?

• A)Report nausea to your health care provider.
• B)Exercise at least 30 minutes daily.
• C)Weigh each day at approximately the same time, with the same amount of clothing.
• D)Immediately report an increase of shortness of breath or weight gain of two pounds over one day.

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Definitions:

Pyroclastic Flow

a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (such as ash) that moves away from a volcano during an explosive eruption.

Eruption Column

A column of gases, ash, and volcanic rock that is ejected into the atmosphere during a volcanic eruption.

Tephra

Fragmented material produced by a volcanic eruption regardless of size, composition, or emplacement mechanism.

Gas Flux

The rate of flow of gases into or out of a surface area.