The nurse caring for a patient with an arrhythmia who develops a sudden drop in blood pressure, chest pain, and decreased mentation identifies which of the following conditions related to the arrhythmia:
A) Hepatomegaly
B) Right-sided heart failure
C) Decreased cardiac output
D) Left-sided heart failure
Ans: C
Feedback: Symptoms of decreased cardiac output related to cardiac arrhythmias include a sudden drop in blood pressure and symptoms of hypoxemia, such as decreased mentation, chest pain and dyspnea. Right-sided heart failure include jugular vein distention, edema, and hepatomegaly. Left-sided failure symptoms include dyspnea pulmonary crackles and decreased blood pressure and S3, S4 heart sounds.
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