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Title: When a nurse checks the patient for orthostatic hypotension, what activity did the nurse have the ...
Post by: timmmmy on Feb 12, 2018
When a nurse checks the patient for orthostatic hypotension, what activity did the nurse have the patient engage in?
 
  a. Physical exertion
  b. Eating
  c. Standing up
  d. Lying down


Title: When a nurse checks the patient for orthostatic hypotension, what activity did the nurse have the ...
Post by: elementalsulfur on Feb 12, 2018
ANS: C
Orthostatic hypotension refers to a drop in blood pressure when standing up, not a drop with ex-ertion, eating, or lying down.