[Verified Answer]: You are working on a telemetry unit and…

You are working on a telemetry unit and have just received a transfer from the intensive care unit . The 70 year old male patient. T.A is postoperative day 2 after 3 vessel coronary bypass graft surgery. He has a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and type 2 diabetes requiring insulin for the past 6 months to control glucose levels. The ICU nurse tells you that there were complications during surgery and he received 3 units of blood to treat hypotension. Since surgery T.A has had intermittent atrial fibrillation that is under control with amiodarone and metoprolol. The nurse voices concerns his urine output seems to be decreasing. You check the urinary catheter and tubing for obstruction and find none. What other assessment do you need to gather?