Read the Following Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: "Given

question 71

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: "Given that her chest x-ray is normal, I do not believe that Mrs. Short has postoperative pericardial effusion. Since she is afebrile, I do not believe she has endocarditis. Her shortness of breath and tachycardic episodes are most likely postoperative atrial flutter." Which of the following statements is true, given the health record information?

• A) Mrs. Short has a slow heartbeat.
• B) Mrs. Short has an inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of her heart.
• C) Mrs. Short has fluid pouring out into the tissue around her heart.
• D) Mrs. Short has shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat, most likely due to the operation.
• E) Mrs. Short most likely has a flutter in the upper chamber of her heart.

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Definitions:

Shape Constancy

The perceptual tendency to perceive an object as having the same shape regardless of its orientation or the angle from which it is viewed.

Figure-ground Constancy

A visual perception principle where an object (figure) is perceived distinctly from its surrounding area (ground).

Phi Phenomenon

The perception of unbroken movement created by quickly viewing a series of independent objects one after another, known as an optical illusion.

Monocular Cue

Visual information that allows perception of depth and distance using one eye.