A client comes to the emergency department complaining of dyspnea and heaviness in the chest. Pericarditis is suspected, and further investigation reveals severe precordial pain. When auscultating the...

A client comes to the emergency department complaining of dyspnea and heaviness in the chest. Pericarditis is suspected, and further investigation reveals severe precordial pain. When auscultating the client’s chest, which of the following should the nurse anticipate hearing?

1. A friction rub

2. Well-defined S₁
and S₂
heart sounds

3. Expiratory wheezing

4. A bounding apical pulse