Which Event Needs to Be Ruled Out in a Client

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which event needs to be ruled out in a client who has a long-standing history of mitral valve stenosis and presents with tachycardia, an irregular pulse, and left-sided weakness?

• A)Ischemic stroke
• B)Myocardial ischemia
• C)Left ventricular ischemia
• D)Right ventricular failure

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Definitions:

Level of Significance

The probability threshold in hypothesis testing below which the null hypothesis is rejected, indicating statistical significance.

Type I Error

The mistake of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, often termed as a "false positive" in hypothesis testing.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

P-value

A statistical measure that indicates the probability of obtaining the observed results of a test, assuming that the null hypothesis is true.