The nurse will use which of the following physical assessment techniques when assessing a patient for cardiac output?
1. inspection, percussion, auscultation
2. inspection, palpation, percussion
3. inspection, palpation, diaphragmatic excursion
4. inspection, auscultation, palpation
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Rationale: The techniques for physical assessment of cardiac output include inspection, palpation, and auscultation. Percussion is incorrect because it measures heart size very crudely but not output. Inspection, palpation, diaphragmatic excursion is incorrect because diaphragmatic excursion measures lung expansion.
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