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Cardiac-Vascular Nursing Exam Prep I

Category - Cardiac

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Diagnostic work up for a patient who wants to be screened for presence of valvular heart disease should include which of the following diagnostic tools?
  1. Electrocardiogram, echocardiography, chest x-ray
  2. Electrocardiogram, stress echocardiography, chest CT
  3. Electrocardiogram, treadmill test, holter monitoring
  4. Electrocardiogram, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
Explanation
Answer: A - Diagnostic tools used to screen for valvular diseases include electrocardiogram, echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and chest x-ray. Other diagnostic tests to rule out any other comorbid cardiovascular conditions include cardiac stress testing and cardiac catheterization.
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