The Nurse Is Evaluating a Patients Diagnosis of Arterial Insufficiency

Multiple Choice

The nurse is evaluating a patients diagnosis of arterial insufficiency with reference to the adequacy of the patients blood flow. On what physiological variables does adequate blood flow depend? Select all that apply.

A) Efficiency of heart as a pump
B) Adequacy of circulating blood volume
C) Ratio of platelets to red blood cells
D) Size of red blood cells
E) Patency and responsiveness of the blood vessels