The change in vital signs that would most strongly suggest cardiac tamponade to the nurse is
a. bradycardia.
b. muffled heart sounds.
c. narrowing pulse pressure.
d. tachypnea.
C
Although muffled heart sounds indicate accumulation of fluid around the heart, narrowing pulse pressure signals cardiac tamponade.
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