30. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors have been shown to reduce mortality

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30. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors have been shown to reduce mortality in individuals with: a. asthma. b. cardiomyopathy c. heart failure. d. sleep apnea. 31 Mrs. Jorgen presented to the hospital with intractable vomiting, abdominal pain, and constipation, and subsequently underwent a small bowel resection for obstruction 3 days ago. She is NPO and connected to nasogastric suctioning. The nurse is concerned that Mrs. Jorgen may be developing metabolic alkalemia Which of the following ABG results would support this finding? a. Decreased pH and decreased HCO3 b. Decreased pH and increased HCO3 c. Increased pH and decreased HCO d. Increased pH and increased HCO3 32. Mr. Kaplan underwent PCI for a STEMI 2 days ago. The patient reports fatigue and a severe headache. The nurse does a EASTassessment of the patient to rule out stroke, which of the following assessment strategies is included in this assessment? a. ARMS: Ask him to raise both arms, Does one arm drift downward? b. FACE: Ask him to face forward. Is he able to follow commands? c. SPEECH: Ask him to recall an important speech. Is he able to remember specific quotes? d. TIME: Ask him how many times this has happened previously. Have these symptoms occurred together before?

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Ans 30 : c) heart failure

The angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors have been observed to decrease the mortality rates in the patients with left ventricular systolic dysfuction but the prevention of sudded cardiac death has not yet seen. These inhibitors have lead to the systematic improvement and reduced hospitalization in such patients and increased their survival times.

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