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When trying to educate a patient about inflammation and the role it plays in atherosclerosis, which of the following statements is accurate?

A 54-year-old man with a long standing diagnosis of hypertension is meeting with his physician. The patients physician could anticipate which of the following pathophysiologic contributors to the hypertensive state?

A patient asks, “Why do I have clogged arteries but my neighbor has higher ‘bad cholesterol’ levels and yet he is just fine?” The nurse practitioner bases the reply on which of the following physiological principles about lipoproteins.

Which of the following statements provides blood work results and rationale that would be most closely associated with an acute coronary syndrome?

A 70-year-old male patient with 40 year pack history and diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department complaining of pain in both of his calves that develops when walking, which then goes away approximately 5 minutes after stopping. His pedal pulses are weak in both legs, and his legs distal to the pain is reddened when in the dependent position. The nurse knows that the client is likely experiencing which of the following medical diagnosis/treatment plans listed below.

T-Helper Cells and mast cells secrete enzymes such as elastase, trypsin and matrix metalproteases and free radicals that disrupt the integrity of bronchioles and alveoli, promoting the development of both asthma and emphysema

Which of the following diseases is most likely to decrease lung tissue compliance?

An elderly female patient who reports increasing fatigue has been diagnosed with aortic stenosis, a disease that her primary care provider believes may have been long standing. Which of the following compensatory mechanisms has most likely maintained the woman’s ejection fraction until recently (EF = SV / EDV: percent of EDV ejected from left ventricle per beat).

Assessment of an elderly female client reveals the presence bilateral pitting edema of the clients feet and ankles and pedal pulses that are difficult to palpate. Clients SaO2 is 93% and vital signs are within reference ranges. What is the clients most likely health problem.

Which of the following is most likely to precipitate an asthmatic attack in a child with a diagnosis of extrinsic or atopic asthma?