A Client with Pericarditis Is Admitted to the Cardiac Unit

question 40

Multiple Choice

A client with pericarditis is admitted to the cardiac unit.What assessment finding does the nurse expect in this client?

• A) Heart rate that speeds up and slows down
• B) Friction rub at the left lower sternal border
• C) Presence of a regularly gallop rhythm
• D) Coarse crackles in bilateral lung bases

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