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A Patient Is Admitted with Left-Sided Heart Failure Related to Mitral

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A patient is admitted with left-sided heart failure related to mitral stenosis.Physical assessment findings reveal tachycardia with an S3 and a 3/6 systolic murmur.Which statement about an S3 is accurate?


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