The nurse is admitting a 22-year-old patient who is experiencing palpitations, light-headedness, and fatigue. The health care provider has diagnosed cardiomyopathy
The nurse would ask additional questions about which most likely form of cardiomyopathy? 1. Restrictive
2. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
3. Dilated cardiomyopathy
4. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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Rationale 1: No risk factors for restrictive cardiomyopathy are described.
Rationale 2: Because of the patient's age and clinical manifestations, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is most likely. The nurse would ask about family history of cardiomyopathy, syncopal episodes, and symptoms of heart failure.
Rationale 3: Dilated cardiomyopathy is not common at this age. Symptoms of dilated cardiomyopathy include dyspnea and activity intolerance.
Rationale 4: The patient is not reporting dyspnea, so it would be unlikely that the cardiomyopathy is hypertrophic.
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