Following a ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI), the nurse should be assessing the patient for which of the following complications? Select all that apply
A)
Large amount of pink, frothy sputum and new onset of murmur
B)
Tachypnea with respiratory distress
C)
Frequent ventricular arrhythmia unrelieved with amiodarone drip
D)
Complaints of facial numbness and tingling
E)
Enhanced renal perfusion as seen as an increase in urine output
Ans:
A, B, C, D
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Following MI, many complications can occur: Answer choice A relates to pulmonary edema or papillary muscle rupture; answer choice B refers that acute respiratory distress could result from heart failure; answer choice C relates to life-threatening arrhythmias; answer choice D relates to acute stroke.
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