A Patient Is Admitted to the Hospital with Possible Acute

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the hospital with possible acute pericarditis.The nurse explains to the patient that to confirm a diagnosis of acute pericarditis,the physician will most likely use which of the following tests?

• A) Multiple ECGs
• B) Daily blood cultures
• C) Cardiac catheterization
• D) Fluid obtained by pericardiocentesis

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