A patient is admitted to the hospital with possible acute pericarditis and pericardial effusion. The nurse knows to prepare the patient for which diagnostic test used to confirm the patient’s diagnosis? a) CT scan b) Chest x-ray c) Cardiac cauterization d) Echocardiogram
A patient is admitted to the hospital with possible acute pericarditis and pericardial effusion. The nurse knows to prepare the patient for which diagnostic test used to confirm the patient’s diagnosis?
a) CT scan
b) Chest x-ray
c) Cardiac cauterization
d) Echocardiogram