When the Client with Rheumatic Fever Becomes Irritable and Impatient

question 9

Multiple Choice

When the client with rheumatic fever becomes irritable and impatient with the restrictions of the disease, the home health nurse would remind the client that manifestations of rheumatic fever usually abate in about

• A) 3 months.
• B) 6 months.
• C) 9 months.
• D) 1 year.

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Definitions:

Benign

Nonmalignant; not cancerous.

Hypertension

A medical condition characterized by persistently high blood pressure, putting increased strain on the heart and arteries.

Stenotic

Pertaining to stenosis, a condition marked by the abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage or duct.

Stent

A tubular support device implanted in a blood vessel, canal, or duct to prevent or counteract a disease-induced localized flow constriction.