A Co-Worker Asks the Nurse Is to Review the Discharge

A co-worker asks the nurse is to review the discharge instructions (see above) with an assigned patient. Based on the content to be reviewed, the nurse recognizes this patient's diagnosis is which of the following? $$\begin{array} { | c | l | } \hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Discharge } \\\text { Instructions }\end{array} & \text { Name: } \\\hline 1 . & \begin{array} { l } \text { Follow-up appointment with smoking cessation program on (date } \\\text { included) . }\end{array} \\\hline 2 . & \begin{array} { l } \text { Avoid exposure to cold temperatures or handling cold objects. Wear } \\\text { gloves. Dress warmly. }\end{array} \\\hline 3 . & \text { Prevent injury to the extremities. } \\\hline 4 . & \begin{array} { l } \text { Take calcium channel blocker medication nifedipine (Procardia) as } \\\text { prescribed. }\end{array} \\\hline 5 . & \begin{array} { l } \text { Follow-up appointment with stress management program on (date } \\\text { included) . }\end{array} \\\hline 6 . & \text { Call physician's office for one-month follow-up appointment. } \\\hline\end{array}$$

A) thromboangiitis obliterans
B) atherosclerosis.
C) atherosclerosis
D) Raynaud's disease
E) Buerger's disease