Answer: D) Pericardial effusion
Your patient was in car accident while not wearing a seatbelt and has sustained multiple rib fractures. During assessment, the nurse practitioner is having a hard time hearing heart sounds, and the patient reports chest pain/pressure repeatedly. What’s going on???
A) Cardiomyopathy
B) Pericarditis
C) Pulmonary hypertension
D) Pericardial effusion
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