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The Nurse Is Taking the Initial History of a Patient

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The nurse is taking the initial history of a patient admitted to the hospital for hypertension. The physician has ordered a beta-adrenergic blocker. Which statement by the patient does the nurse recognize as most significant?


A) "I don't handle stress well; I have a lot of diarrhea."
B) "When I have a migraine headache, I need to have the room darkened."
C) "My father died of a heart attack when he was 48-years-old."
D) "I have always had problems with my asthma."

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