You Are Part of a Group of Nursing Students Who

question 1

Multiple Choice

You are part of a group of nursing students who are making a presentation on chronic hypertension. What is one subject you would need to include in your presentation as a possible consequence of untreated chronic hypertension?

• A) Peripheral edema
• B) Right-sided heart failure
• C) Stroke
• D) Pulmonary insufficiency

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