While completing the health history of a patient with a suspected cardiac disorder, the nurse would ask about which childhood illnesses?
1. Rheumatic fever and strep throat infections
2. Rubella and chickenpox
3. Asthma and bronchitis
4. Otitis media and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
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Rationale 1: Rheumatic fever and streptococcal throat infections are caused by beta- hemolytic streptococci, which have a propensity to form growths and calcium deposits on the leaflets of heart valves.
Rationale 2: Rubella and chickenpox are not directly related to cardiac disorders.
Rationale 3: Asthma and bronchitis are not directly related to cardiac disorders.
Rationale 4: Otitis media and RSV are not directly related to cardiac disorders.
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