1. A serious consequence of pericarditis is:

2. On auscultation, the nurse suspects a diagnosis of mitral valve regurgitation when which of the following is heard?

3. The nurse knows that a patient who is to receive a xenograft from a pig or cow will be receiving a (an):

4. Backward flow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium is through the:

5. Severe aortic stenotic disease is consistent with all of the following except:

6. Incomplete closure of the tricuspid valve results in a backward flow of blood from the:

7. The characteristic sign of pericarditis is:

8. Which of the following medications would not be used to treat pericarditis because it can decrease blood flow?

9. The most commonly occurring cardiomyopathy is:

10. The most common valvuloplasty procedure is the:

11. The pathophysiology of mitral stenosis is consistent with:

12. Rheumatic endocarditis is an inflammatory reaction to:

13. An immunosuppressant that allowed heart transplantation to become a therapeutic option for end-stage heart disease is:

14. The most characteristic symptom of pericarditis is:

15. Probably the most helpful diagnostic test to identify cardiomyopathy is:

16. The presence of a water-hammer pulse (quick, sharp strokes that suddenly collapse) is diagnostic for:

17. The causative microorganism for rheumatic endocarditis can be accurately identified only by:

18. Clinical manifestations of infective endocarditis may include:

19. Xenographs, used for valve replacement, have a viability of about: