Multiple Choice
The nurse notes muffled heart tones in a client with a pericardial effusion. How would the nurse assess for a pulsus paradoxus?
A) Check for variation in amplitude of QRS complexes on the electrocardiogram strip
B) Compare apical and radial pulses for any deficit
C) Measure the difference between Korotkoff sounds auscultated during expiration and throughout the respiratory cycle
D) Multiply diastolic blood pressure (DBP) by 2, add systolic blood pressure (SBP) , and divide the result by 3; [(DBP x 2) + (SBP) ]/3
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