What would you want to assess your patient for if they have a myocardial infarction that is developing into cardiogenic shock?
A)Ventricular dysrhythmia
B)Bradycardia
C)Rising diastolic blood pressure
D)Falling central venous pressure

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The nurse would want to assess the patient for ventricular dysrhythmia. The left ventricle may have been damaged by the myocardial infarction, which could lead to left ventricular failure. The patient would have tachycardia, low blood pressure and rising central venous pressure.

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