A nurse monitors the patient for _____ when rapid onset of malignant hypertension results.
A) Atherosclerosis
B) Encephalopathy
C) Pulmonary edema
D) Acute renal failure

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Malignant hypertension leads to cerebral edema and cerebral dysfunction (encephalopathy)and even death.
Malignant hypertension leads to cerebral edema; atherosclerosis does not.
Malignant hypertension could lead to heart failure,which could lead to pulmonary edema,but encephalopathy occurs more frequently.
Malignant hypertension could lead to heart failure,which could lead to renal failure,but encephalopathy occurs more frequently.

A Nurse Monitors the Patient for _____ When Rapid Onset