Your Patient, Who Abuses Intravenous (IV) Drugs, Has a Sudden

question 6

Multiple Choice

Your patient, who abuses intravenous (IV) drugs, has a sudden onset of fever and symptoms of congestive heart failure. Inspection of the skin reveals nontender erythematic lesions to the palms. These findings are consistent with the development of

• A)rheumatic fever.
• B)cor pulmonale.
• C)pericarditis.
• D)endocarditis.
• E)cardiac tamponade.

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