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80 Year Old With Coronary Artery Disease And Hypertension Is Brought To The Brought The Emergency Department After A Nei 1 (49.58 KiB) Viewed 85 times

80 year old with coronary artery disease and hypertension is brought to the brought the Emergency Department after a neighbor found them wandering the neighborhood unable to get home. An empty medication bottle is among their belongings. The label reads hydrochlorothiazide (a diuretic). The patient is weak and confused. The nurse anticipates this patient has Fluid Volume (Select] Vital signs are obtained, findings are consistent with diagnosis. Heart rate is [Select ] and Blood Pressure is (Select] as this is In addition to vital signs the admission nurse checks their [Select ] the best way to monitor fluid volume status. The nurse anticipates orders for [Select] These orders would [Select ] the volume of the intravascular space