Testing Reveals That a Patient's Myocardial Infarction (MI)damaged the Papillary

question 16

Multiple Choice

Testing reveals that a patient's myocardial infarction (MI) damaged the papillary muscles of the mitral valve.The nurse plans care based on the knowledge that the patient is at high risk for which complication?

• A)Extension of the myocardial damage
• B)Catastrophic left heart failure
• C)Pulmonary edema from right heart failure
• D)Pulmonary embolism from clots in the left atrium

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