A 52-Year-Old Man Is Brought to the Emergency Department for Evaluation

question 184

Multiple Choice

A 52-year-old man is brought to the emergency department for evaluation of fever, chills, and malaise.  Cardiopulmonary examination reveals a new holosystolic heart murmur that radiates toward the axilla.  Blood cultures are obtained, and the patient undergoes transesophageal echocardiography.  The ultrasound probe is placed in the midesophagus facing anteriorly, and the cardiac chambers are interrogated. Which of the following chambers is closest to the probe?

• A)Left atrium
• B)Left ventricle
• C)Right atrium
• D)Right ventricle

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Transtheoretical Model

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