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The nurse is caring for a client with acute pulmonary edema. The primary health care provider (PHCP) tells the nurse that medication will be prescribed to help reduce preload and afterload. Based on the PHCP's statement, what medication should the nurse anticipate administering

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Answer:

Nitroprusside Sodium.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a potent vasodilator that reduces preload & afterload, its a med used to treat pulmonary edema.

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