A nurse practitioner visits a patient in a cardiac care unit. She assesses the patient for shock, knowing that the primary cause of cardiogenic shock is:

A nurse practitioner visits a patient in a cardiac care unit. She assesses the patient for shock, knowing that the primary cause of cardiogenic shock is:


a) Cardiomyopathies.

b) Arrhythmias.

c) Valvular damage.

d) A myocardial infarction.



Answer: A myocardial infarction.


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