A nurse assesses a client who is prescribed an infusion of vasopressin (Pitressin)for bleeding esophageal varices.Which clinical manifestation should alert the nurse to a serious adverse effect?

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Mid-sternal chest pain is indicative of acute angina or myocardial infarction,which can be precipitated by vasopressin.Nausea and vomiting,headache,and vertigo and syncope are not side effects of vasopressin.

A Nurse Assesses a Client Who Is Prescribed an Infusion