A Client Is Brought to the ED with Complaints of Chest

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client is brought to the ED with complaints of chest pain, diaphoresis, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, and dizziness.The cardiac monitor displays ventricular tachycardia at 180 beats per minute.The nurse is concerned with:

• A)Deterioration into cardiac death.
• B)Development of a pulmonary embolism.
• C)A posterior myocardial infarction.
• D)A cerebral vascular accident.

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