A Patient with Chronic Hypertension Is Admitted to the Hospital

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient with chronic hypertension is admitted to the hospital. During the admission assessment, the nurse notes a heart rate of 96 beats/min, a blood pressure of 150/90 mm Hg, bibasilar crackles, 2+ pitting edema of the ankles, and distension of the jugular veins. The nurse will contact the provider to request an order for which medication?

• A) ACE inhibitor
• B) Digoxin [Lanoxin]
• C) Furosemide [Lasix]
• D) Spironolactone [Aldactone]

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Definitions:

Supply Curves

Graphical representations showing the relationship between the price of a good and the amount of it that producers are willing to supply at that price.

Average Variable Cost

The total variable costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced, indicating the cost to produce an additional unit when fixed costs are excluded.

Marginal Cost Function

A mathematical representation that describes how the cost of producing one additional unit of a good varies as the quantity of production changes.

Market Short-Run Supply

The total quantity of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at current prices in the short run, considering fixed and variable costs.