The nurse is recovering a client after insertion of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).What complication must the nurse intervene for immediately?

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In the postimplantation period,the nurse should be alert for complications of cardiac tamponade,bleeding,and dysrhythmias.Muffled heart sounds are a manifestation of cardiac tamponade.Edema and a lower temperature would not be indicative of a complication of this procedure.Bradycardia might need intervention,but this client's heart rate is not critically low.

The Nurse Is Recovering a Client After Insertion of an Implantable