When Evaluating the Health History of a Patient with Complete

question 21

Multiple Choice

When evaluating the health history of a patient with complete heart block, what should the nurse identify as potential causes for this health problem? Select all that apply.

• A) Myocarditis
• B) Degenerative heart disease
• C) Severe aortic stenosis
• D) Digitalis toxicity
• E) Currently being treated for acute myocardial infarction

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Definitions:

Binocular Disparity

The difference in image location of an object seen by the left and right eyes, resulting from the eyes’ horizontal separation; the basis of stereopsis or depth perception.

Atmospheric Perspective

A technique in art and visual perception, creating the illusion of depth by portraying distant objects as paler, less detailed, and usually bluer than nearer objects.

Shape Constancy

The perceptual phenomenon by which we perceive the shape of an object as constant even when its shape changes on the retina due to changes in viewing angle.

Retinal Image

The image formed on the retina of the eye, where light-sensitive cells convert it into neural signals for the brain to interpret as visual information.