Question # 27

A patient who underwent carotid endarterectomy 6 hours earlier develops a sudden severe headache, hypertension, and focal neurologic deficits. The nurse recognizes this as possible:

Options:

A.

Normal post-operative recovery

B.

Hyperperfusion syndrome or stroke and initiates the stroke alert protocol while notifying the surgeon

C.

Simple migraine

D.

Medication non-adherence

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