The nurse suspects the development of cardiac tamponade in a patient with acute pericarditis on finding which of the following data?
A) Blood pressure 166/96 mm Hg
B) Jugular vein distension (JVD) to the level of the jaw
C) A pulsus paradoxus of 8 mm Hg
D) Level 6 chest pain on a 10-point scale with deep inspiration
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