A Female Patient with Essential Hypertension Is Being Treated with Hydralazine

question 9

Multiple Choice

A female patient with essential hypertension is being treated with hydralazine (Apresoline) 25 mg twice daily. The nurse assesses the patient and notes a heart rate of 96 beats per minute and a blood pressure of 110/72 mm Hg. The nurse will request an order to:

• A) administer a beta blocker.
• B) administer a drug that dilates veins.
• C) reduce the dose of hydralazine.
• D) give the patient a diuretic.

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Sepals

The external segments of a bloom, usually green and resembling leaves, that safeguard the budding flower.

Calyx

The collective term for the sepals of a flower.

Anther

The part of a flower's stamen that contains the pollen, key in the reproductive process of plants.

Generative Cell

In the development of pollen grains, the cell that divides to form the sperm cells necessary forplant fertilization.