For a client waiting for a heart transplant who has been fitted with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), the nurse would explain that the purpose of this device is to
a. electrically stimulate the left ventricle to contract.
b. extract blood from the left ventricle and propel it into the systemic circulation.
c. measure hemodynamics of cardiac output occurring because of dysrhythmias.
d. sound an alarm when the intraventricular pressure drops.
B
The LVAD helps support the dangerously impaired heart while the client is waiting for a donor heart by extracting blood from the left ventricle and propelling it into the systemic circulation.
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