Which cardiac arrhythmia is the nurse most likely to assess in a patient with an embolic stroke?
A) Sinus tachycardia
B) Atrial fibrillation
C) First degree heart block
D) Ventricular tachycardia
B) Atrial fibrillation
Explanation: A) Embolic strokes occur as a result of a moving clot that can form in anywhere in the body. Most cerebral embolisms are of cardiac origin, usually caused by atrial fibrillation or breakage of an atherosclerotic plaque from a carotid artery, which lodges in a cerebral vessel.
B) Embolic strokes occur as a result of a moving clot that can form in anywhere in the body. Most cerebral embolisms are of cardiac origin, usually caused by atrial fibrillation or breakage of an atherosclerotic plaque from a carotid artery, which lodges in a cerebral vessel.
C) Embolic strokes occur as a result of a moving clot that can form in anywhere in the body. Most cerebral embolisms are of cardiac origin, usually caused by atrial fibrillation or breakage of an atherosclerotic plaque from a carotid artery, which lodges in a cerebral vessel.
D) Embolic strokes occur as a result of a moving clot that can form in anywhere in the body. Most cerebral embolisms are of cardiac origin, usually caused by atrial fibrillation or breakage of an atherosclerotic plaque from a carotid artery, which lodges in a cerebral vessel.
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