In a client with esophageal varices who is receiving vasopressin, the nurse would closely monitor for
a. chest pain.
b. dramatic onset of hypotension.
c. perforated esophagus.
d. pulmonary effusion.
A
Vasopressin is a very strong vasoconstrictor that increases blood pressure and can cause myocar-dial infarction and cerebrovascular accident.
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