A Patient Is Undergoing Diagnostic Tests for Aortic Regurgitation

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient is undergoing diagnostic tests for aortic regurgitation. Which findings should the nurse expect to assess in this patient?

• A) dizziness
• B) head bobbing
• C) peripheral edema
• D) throbbing neck pulse
• E) palpitations in the supine position

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Definitions:

Norms

Socially accepted rules or standards of behavior that members of a group are expected to follow.

Heterosis

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Outbreeding

The practice of mating organisms from different populations or genetic backgrounds to increase genetic diversity and vigor.

Flynn Effect

The observed substantial and long-term increase in both fluid and crystallized intelligence test scores that have been measured in various parts of the world over the 20th century.