Which Characteristics Put the Patient at Risk for Developing Orthostatic

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which characteristics put the patient at risk for developing orthostatic hypotension?

• A) Dehydration
• B) Obesity
• C) Recent blood loss
• D) Cigarette smoking
• E) Prolonged bed rest

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Definitions:

Conflicting Duties

Situations where two or more obligations or responsibilities are at odds, creating a moral or practical dilemma.

Ethical Dilemmas

These are complex situations that often involve an apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives, where to obey one would result in transgressing another.

Moral Law

A set of universal rules and principles guiding ethical conduct, often believed to be innate or divinely instituted.

Means

Methods or ways to achieve an end.