The Nurse Caring for a Patient with Ischemia to the Left

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse caring for a patient with ischemia to the left coronary artery would expect to find

• A) Increased ventricular diastole.
• B) Increased stroke volume.
• C) Decreased preload.
• D) Decreased afterload.

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