The nurse is assessing a child after a cardiac catheterization. Which complication should the nurse be assessing for?
A) Cardiac arrhythmia
B) Hypostatic pneumonia
C) Heart failure
D) Rapidly increasing blood pressure

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Because a catheter is introduced into the heart, a risk exists of catheter-induced dysrhythmias occurring during the procedure. These are usually transient. Hypostatic pneumonia, heart failure, and rapidly increasing blood pressure are not risks usually associated with cardiac catheterization.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Child After a Cardiac Catheterization