A client with malignant hypertension is at risk for a hypertensive crisis, including the cerebral vascular system often causing cerebral edema. As the nurse carding for this patient, what are the signs and symptoms you would assess for?
A. papilledema and lethargy
B. headache and confusion
C. restlessness and nervousness
D. stupor and hyperreflexia
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an elevation in blood pressure increases the workload of the ______ by increasing the pressure against which the heart must pump as it ejects blood into the systemic circulation
A. right atrium
B. left atrium
C. right ventricle
D. left ventricle
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