Imagine you were a neurologist, and you discovered that your patient experienced damage due to their brain not receiving necessary oxygen and nutrients; further examination indicates this was a result of a ruptured blood vessel. In their medical chart, you might enter this as:
Select one:
a. G04.30 - Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalopathy, unspecified.
b. H47.013 -Ischemic optic neuropathy, bilateral.
c. G35 - Multiple Sclerosis.
d. 146 - Cardiac Arrest.

Mr rogers is 2 days postoperative of a thoracotomy of removal of a malignant mass in his left chest. his pain is being managed via epidural catheter with morphine. as the nurse assumes care of mr rogers, he is alert and fully oriented and states that his current pain is 2 on a 1 -to-10 scale. his vital signs are 37.8-92-12, 138/82. what are benefits of epidural versus systemic administration of opioids? the nurse monitors mr roger’s respiratory status and vital signs every 2 hours. what is the rationale for this frequent assessments? the nurse monitors mr rogers for what other complications of epidural anelgesis?