During the assessment of a patient with a suspected cardiac tamponade, for what should the nurse monitor? Select all that apply.

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1. This is a symptom of cardiac tamponade.
2. This is a symptom of cardiac tamponade.
3. This is a symptom of cardiac tamponade.
4. Jugular vein distention would increase, not decrease, with the increasing backup of blood and the decreasing contractility from the limited motion of the ventricles as fluid/blood builds up within the sac, limiting its ability to move.
5. Bounding peripheral pulses would not occur in the patient with cardiac tamponade.

During the Assessment of a Patient with a Suspected Cardiac