A Woman Who Is 8 Weeks Pregnant Is Visiting the Clinic

question 6

Multiple Choice

A woman who is 8 weeks pregnant is visiting the clinic for a checkup.Her systolic blood pressure is 30 mm Hg higher than her prepregnancy blood pressure.The nurse would:

• A)consider this a normal finding.
• B)expect the blood pressure to decrease as the estrogen levels increase throughout the pregnancy.
• C)consider this an abnormal finding,because blood pressure is typically lower at this point in the pregnancy.
• D)recommend that she decrease her salt intake in an attempt to decrease her peripheral vascular resistance.

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