In assessing a 70-year-old man,the nurse finds the following: blood pressure 140/100 mm Hg; heart rate 104 beats per minute and slightly irregular; and the split S? heart sound.Which of these findings can be explained by expected hemodynamic changes related to age?

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With aging,an increase in systolic blood pressure occurs.No significant change in diastolic pressure and no change in the resting heart rate occur with aging.Cardiac output at rest is does not changed with aging.

In Assessing a 70-Year-Old Man,the Nurse Finds the Following: Blood