Tachycardia can be detrimental to a patient who is experiencing a cardiac problem because it causes:

A) increased cardiac filling in between beats.
B) a profound decrease in oxygen consumption.
C) an associated increase in breathing difficulty.
D) increased cardiac oxygen usage and demand.


Ans: D) increased cardiac oxygen usage and demand.

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