The Nurse Caring for a Patient with Ischemia to the Left

question 31

Multiple Choice

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

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

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