The patient for a routine annual physical.  The following is the assessment data from the patient’s visit. Age 34 yrs Height 5” 4” (162.5 cm) Weight 170 pounds (77 kg) Blood Pressure 142/90 BMI   29.2 Diet Strict Vegan Occupation High School Teacher Exercise Walks x 5 days /wk Family History Father – Hypertension Mother – hypertension, angina Sister – Breast cancer   The patient’s blood pressure was checked for 2 weeks after this appt: The patient’s blood pressure readings on different days over the 2 weeks were: 140/88; 150/92; 146/92; 152/ 92 Based on the given info, does the patient have hypertension?  If yes, what type? 

A 68-year-old male presents to the ER reporting chest pain. He has a history of stable angina that now appears to be unstable. He most likely has:

How do many oral hypoglycemic drugs act?

An individual with a history of sickle cell anemia begins to complain of pain. What does this mean?

Which assessment finding characterizes a mild concussion?

An 11-year-old male is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. When he was first diagnosed, what signs and symptoms did he most likely experience?

What term is used to document a detached blood clot?

Which of the following characteristics would the nurse expect to find in an infant diagnosed with congenital hydrocephalus?

The majority of intervertebral disk herniations occur between which vertebral levels (cervical, C; thoracic, T; lumbar, L; sacral, S)?

A 2-year-old malnourished child is diagnosed with vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies. A blood smear suggests the deficiency is macrocytic and normochromic. The nurse would expect the hemoglobin to be: