The Nurse Explains That a Patient with a Heart Problem

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse explains that a patient with a heart problem should follow a decreased sodium diet.What will this diet help reduce the risk for or prevent?

• A)Stroke
• B)Fluid excretion
• C)Heart attacks
• D)Obesity

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Definitions:

Upwelling Mantle

Refers to the process where hotter, less dense mantle material ascends towards the Earth's surface, typically at mid-ocean ridges or hotspots.

Mantle Convection

Movement of mantle material in response to variations in density, especially those caused by differences in temperature.

Asthenosphere

A semi-fluid layer beneath the Earth's lithosphere on which the tectonic plates move, located in the upper mantle between approximately 100 and 250 kilometers deep.

Density

A measure of mass per unit volume of a substance, influencing how materials interact, such as floating or sinking in water.