The nurse, caring for a patient recovering from an acute myocardial infarction, is planning interventions to reduce the risk of which type of shock?
1. Cardiogenic
2. Hypovolemic
3. Distributive
4. Obstructive
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Rationale 1: One etiology of cardiogenic shock is a myocardial infarction.
Rationale 2: Acute myocardial infarction does not cause hypovolemic shock.
Rationale 3: Acute myocardial infarction does not cause distributive shock.
Rationale 4: Acute myocardial infarction does not cause obstructive shock.
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