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A client has sudden, severe pain in his back and chest, accompanied by shortness of breath. The client describes the pain as a 'tearing' sensation. The physician suspects the client is experiencing a dissecting aortic aneurysm. The code cart is brought into the room because one complication of a dissecting aneurysm is:

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Rationale: A dissecting aortic aneurysm can rupture into the pericardial space, causing cardiac tamponade, a life-threatening complication requiring emergency intervention (hence the code cart). Stroke, pulmonary edema, and myocardial infarction are less common or indirect complications.

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