Read the Following Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: Assessment

question 66

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: Assessment
Given that her chest x-ray is normal, I do not believe that Mrs. Short has postoperative pericardial effusion. Since she is afebrile, I do not believe she has endocarditis. Her shortness of breath and tachycardic episodes are most likely postoperative atrial flutter.
Which of the following statements is true, given the health record information?

• A) Mrs. Short has a slow heartbeat.
• B) Mrs. Short has an inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of her heart.
• C) Mrs. Short has fluid pouring out into the tissue around her heart.
• D) Mrs. Short has shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat, most likely due to the operation.
• E) Mrs. Short most likely has a flutter in the upper chamber of her heart.

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