A nurse is assessing a patient with prolonged stress. Which conditions will the nurse monitor for in this patient? (Select all that apply.)
A) Cancer
B) Diabetes
C) Infections
D) Allostasis
E) Low blood pressure

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Stress causes prolonged changes in the immune system, which can result in impaired immune function, and this increases the person's susceptibility to changes in health, such as increased risk for infection, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancers. Allostasis is a return to a state of balance; allostatic load occurs with prolonged stress.

A Nurse Is Assessing a Patient with Prolonged Stress