During Assessment of a Patient with Mitral Valve Stenosis,which Findings

question 4

Multiple Choice

During assessment of a patient with mitral valve stenosis,which findings would the nurse recognize are characteristic of the pressure gradient differences occurring with mitral valve stenosis?

• A) Angina and syncope
• B) Dyspnea and hemoptysis
• C) JVD and peripheral edema
• D) Hypotension and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

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