During a Routine Physical Examination of a 70-Year-Old Patient,a Blowing

question 13

Multiple Choice

During a routine physical examination of a 70-year-old patient,a blowing sound is auscultated over the carotid artery.The nurse notifies the medical provider of the unexpected physical finding,which is known as which of the following?

• A)Clubbing.
• B)Bruit.
• C)Right-sided heart failure.
• D)Phlebitis.

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Definitions:

Upstream

In genetics, refers to the sequences of DNA that are located before (5' to) the start of a gene, affecting its expression.

mRNA Sequence

A sequence of nucleotides in messenger RNA that specifies the order of amino acids in a protein.

Transcribed DNA Strand

The strand of DNA that serves as a template for RNA synthesis during the process of transcription.

Introns

Non-coding sections of an RNA transcript, or the DNA encoding it, that are spliced out before the RNA molecule is translated into a protein.