Auscultation reveals a heart murmur. What does this assessment finding indicate?
Increased viscosity of the patient's blood
Turbulent blood flow across a heart valve
Friction between the heart and the myocardium
A deficit in conductivity impairs normal contractility - answer✔Turbulent blood flow across a
heart valve
Rationale:
Turbulent blood flow across the affected valve results in a murmur. A murmur is not a direct
result of variances in blood viscosity, conductivity, or friction between the heart and
myocardium.
A nurse is preparing to teach a group of women in a community volunteer group about heart
disease. What should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
Women are less likely to delay seeking treatment than men.
Women are more likely to have noncardiac symptoms of heart disease.
Women are often less ill when presenting for treatment of heart disease.
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