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A 48 year old female client is transported to the Emergency DepartmentĀ  via ambulance in cardiogenic shock. The blood pressure is 90/60, heart rate is 144 , respiratory rate is 28. The client has severe dyspnea, tachycardia, and a thready pulse. The nurse assigned to the client knows one the main cause of cardiogenic shock is .

 

The nurse also knows that one of the first line medications to be administered for cardiogenic shock is .

 

Since the emergency department client is symptomatic, the nurse knows the patient isĀ  in the stage of cardiogenic shock.