A client has a consistently regular heart rate of 128 beats/min. Which related physiologic alterations does the nurse assess for? (Select all that apply.)
a. Decrease in cardiac output
b. Increase in cardiac output
c. Increase in blood pressure
d. Decrease in blood pressure
e. Increase in urine output
A, D
Consistently elevated heart rates initially cause blood pressure and cardiac output to increase. However, ventricular filling time, cardiac output, and blood pressure eventually decrease. As cardiac output and blood pressure decrease, urine output will fall.
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