ATI Medical Surgical Nursing, Assessment of the Cardiovascular System

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ATI Medical Surgical Nursing, Assessment of the Cardiovascular System 1. The nurse is caring for a client who has had a recent myocardial infarction involving the left ventricle. Which assessment fin... ding is expected? a. Faint S1 and S2 sounds b. Decreased cardiac output c. Increased blood pressure d. Absent peripheral pulses ANS: B The myocardium is the layer responsible for the contractile force of the heart. Damage to this layer can result in decreased cardiac output. This most likely would result in decreased blood pressure and strength of peripheral pulses. Absent peripheral pulses would be caused by an arterial occlusion. S1 and S2 most likely would not be affected. [Show More]

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