When assessing a patient with pericarditis, the nurse should be alerted to which of the following symptoms of the triad of cardiac tamponade?
A) Absence of pain
B) Decreasing venous pressure
C) Rising arterial pressure
D) Distant heart sounds
Ans: D
Feedback: Nursing assessment skills are key to anticipating and identifying the triad of symptoms of cardiac tamponade: falling arterial pressure, rising venous pressure, and distant heart sounds. The primary symptom of a patient with pericarditis is pain.
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