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A nurse is caring for a client in a critical care unit who is 4 hours post-operative coronary artery bypass surgery. The nurse performs the reassessment and suspects the client may be developing a pericardial effusion. What assessment findings would the nurse note in this case?

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Rationale: Diminished heart sounds are a key sign of pericardial effusion due to fluid accumulation in the pericardial sac muffling heart tones.

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