A Nurse Is Assisting as a Physician Performs Transesophageal Echocardiography

question 34

Multiple Choice

A nurse is assisting as a physician performs transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) on a patient.The nurse should recognize that which of the following is a critical finding that should be communicated to the requesting health-care provider immediately?

• A)Congenital heart defect
• B)Pulmonary hypertension
• C)Aortic aneurysm
• D)Ventricular hypertrophy

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