An Outpatient Who Has Developed Heart Failure After Having an Acute

question 11

Multiple Choice

An outpatient who has developed heart failure after having an acute myocardial infarction has a new prescription for carvedilol (Coreg) . After 2 weeks, the patient returns to the clinic. The assessment finding that will be of most concern to the nurse is that the patient

• A) has BP of 88/42.
• B) has an apical pulse rate of 56.
• C) complains of feeling tired.
• D) has 2+ pedal edema.

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