Explain the rationale for the surgeon performing a pericardiocentesis

What will be an ideal response?


The surgeon aspirated blood from the pericardial sac to allow expansion of the ventricle during
diastole, thereby improving stroke volume and cardiac output.

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A patient, aged 30 years, tells his case manager, "I do not have bipolar disorder anymore, so I do not need the medicine and the blood tests. I was in the hospital twice for a few days a year or so ago, then I got a place to live and SSI checks

All that is wrong now is I am bored and I need to get something going.". The nurse assesses the patient as demonstrating: a. denial. b. projection. c. rationalization. d. identification.

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Which of the following is an exploratory data analysis technique that is used to graphically illustrate the relationship of scores on one variable with scores on another variable?

a. Box-and-whiskers plot b. Q-plot c. Scatterplot d. Stem-and-leaf display

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The client at 37 weeks' gestation comes to the labor triage unit crying and distraught. She says, "I haven't felt my baby move today, and I just know that it died." The nurse should prepare the client for what procedure?

A. Internal fetal monitoring B. Ultrasound examination C. Amniocentesis D. Induction of labor

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All microorganisms are harmful

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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