While planning care for a patient with superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS),which principle should the nurse remember? SVCS is a progressive _____ of the superior vena cava (SVC)that leads to venous distention of the upper extremities and head.
A) Inflammation
B) Occlusion
C) Distention
D) Sclerosis

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SVCS is a progressive occlusion of the SVC that leads to venous distention in the upper extremities and head.
SVCS is a progressive occlusion,not inflammation,of the SVC that leads to venous distention in the upper extremities and head.
SVCS is a progressive occlusion,not distention,of the SVC that leads to venous distention in the upper extremities and head.
SVCS is a progressive occlusion,not sclerosis,of the SVC that leads to venous distention in the upper extremities and head.

While Planning Care for a Patient with Superior Vena Cava