Your client is being prepared for echocardiography when he asks you why he needs to have this test. What would be your best response?
A) "This test will find any congenital heart defects."
B) "This test can tell us a lot about your heart."
C) "Echocardiography is a way of determining the functioning of the left ventricle of your heart."
D) "Echocardiography will tell your doctor if you have cancer of the heart."
C
Feedback:
Echocardiography uses ultrasound waves to determine the functioning of the left ventricle and to detect cardiac tumors, congenital defects, and changes in the tissue layers of the heart. All answers are correct. Option C is the best answer because it addresses the client's question without making him anxious or minimizing the question.
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