A client who is admitted to the hospital with a history of kidney disease begins to have difficulty breathing.Vital signs are as follows: blood pressure,90/70 mm Hg; heart rate,difficult to feel peripheral pulses.His heart sounds are difficult to hear.Which intervention does the nurse prepare for?

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These signs and symptoms are of cardiac tamponade,an emergency situation in which fluid accumulates in the pericardial sac,making it difficult for the heart to pump normally.Treatment includes a pericardiocentesis,or withdrawing the fluid with a needle or catheter.The other interventions are not appropriate in this situation.

A Client Who Is Admitted to the Hospital with a History