A patient presents to the medical-surgical unit confused and with a blood pressure of 90/50. Which assessment findings would support the nurse's concern that the patient has low cardiac output?

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Prolonged capillary refill and diminished peripheral pulses are indicative of poor perfusion, which is an indicator of low cardiac output. Skin tenting poor turgor, heart rate of 102, pallor, peripheral edema, bounding peripheral pulses, and low pulse oximeter reading can be attributed to other factors and do not necessarily indicate low cardiac output.

A Patient Presents to the Medical-Surgical Unit Confused and with a Blood