Draecus is a 72-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus, 1. The nurse practi

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Draecus is a 72-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus, 1. The nurse practitioner would most likely consider which of the rtension, and atherosclerosis. He tives with his oldest daughter following as the cause of Mr. Draecus's symptoms? A. Lack of control of his diabetes mellitus B. Age-related body changes and her family. His daughter has six children ranging in age from 7 to 18 years old. Mr. Draecus's wife of 50 years died a few months ago. Until her death he lived with her in their own home about 100 miles away. The daughter insisted that he move in with her in spite of the fact that her husband felt that her father would be better off in his own home. Anthony's daughter has brought him to the rural health clinic since the death of his wife, where he sees a family nurse prac- titioner. He tells the nurse practitioner that he is always tired and short of breath, his strength has decreased, and he is hungry all the time but when he eats it upsets his stomach. His weight has not changed recently. C. Stress D. Lack of control of his hypertension 2. With Selye's general adaptation syndrome as a foundation, M Draecus's symptoms would characterize responses of the: A. Alarm reaction B. Stage of C. Stage of exhaustion D. Stress triad 3. Which one of the following actions should the narse On physical examination, Mr. Draecus is 5 feet 10 inches tal and he weighs 210 pounds. Today his blood pressure and pulse are 170/92 and 92 beats/min, respectively. He demonstrates at hypertensive changes in the eye. His lungs are clear, and his bowel sounds are normal. He has dependent edema with strong peripheral pulses. His blood glucose level is high at 210 mg/dl. Cholesterol and triglyceride levels are also high consider first? A. Change the hypoglycemic medication to insulin. B. Help Mr. Draecus identify his stressors C. Control his hypertension. D. Teach Mr. Draecus's daughter how to manage her father's dis eases, 4. Which information from Mr. Draecus's history is characteristic of He takes orat hypoglycemic medication, a diuretic, and an antihyper- tensive medication. These medications have not been changed in more than 2 years. Until the death of his wife, his diabetes and hy- pertension were in better control the fight-or-flight reaction? A. Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and atherosclerosis 8. Chronic fatigue, blood pressure at 170/92, and pulse at 92 es nd hy- C. Decreased strength, dependent edema, and clear lungs D. Hunger, normal bowel sounds, and dependent edema (CHAPTER SUMMARY SELYE'S CONCEPT OF STRESS A. Development of the concept D. The general adaptation syndrome 1. Manifestations-stress triad (hypertrophied adrenals, atro- 1. Through many experiments, Selye exposed animals to nox- and ious agents and found that they all many other changes

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A. Diabetes mellitus, hypertension and atheroschlerosis.

it suggests that its in first stage of response i.e. in the alarm stage in which the body prepares for the changes hapening in the body like fight and flight response

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