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CMC Cardiac Medicine Certification

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A patient was received in the CCU following open heart surgery. Upon assessment the nurse notes the patient's temperature is 102ºF (38.8ºC). The nurse notifies the physician because elevated temperature:
  1. Is a sign of cerebral edema
  2. Increases the cardiac output
  3. Indicates that the patient is experiencing shock
  4. Indicates hemorrhage
Explanation
Answer- B - The nurse should notify the physician because elevated temperature increases the cardiac output. Increase in temperature indicates increased metabolism and cardiac workload. An elevated temperature is not an early sign for cerebral edema. Fever is unrelated to hemorrhage; in hemorrhage with shock, the temperature actually decreases.
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