A client with no history of heart disease is seen in the clinic for periodic episodes of tachycardia with a regular rate. When taking the nursing history, the nurse would question the client about the existence of
a. asthma.
b. diabetes.
c. stress.
d. weight gain.
C
Causes of sinus tachycardia include fever; emotional and physical stress; heart failure; hyperthy-roidism; hypercalcemia; medications, including caffeine, atropine, nitrates, epinephrine, isopro-terenol, and nicotine; and exercise.
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