A Patient Is Admitted to the Hospital with Possible Acute

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the hospital with possible acute pericarditis. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about the purpose of

• A) multiple ECGs.
• B) daily blood cultures.
• C) cardiac catheterization.
• D) pericardiocentesis.

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