Decreased Cardiac Output

 

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Definition: a state in which the blood pumped by the heart is inadequate to meet the metabolic demands of the body

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2. Defining Characteristics- check those that apply to your client:

None- high risk diagnosis  chest pain  dyspnea  weakness  abnormal cardiac enzymes  altered mental status  abnormal EKG  decreased pulses  oliguria  edema  weight gain  JVD  cough  abnormal breath sounds  tachycardia  tachypnea  abnormal hemodynamic readings

3. Related Factors- check those that apply to your client:

medications  dysfunctional electrical conduction  hypovolemia  increased ventricular workload  ventricular damage  ventricular ischemia  ventricular restriction


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6. Evaluation: Was the outcome criteria met? 

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No- Explain how you would change the plan: 

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