The nurse is admitting a patient with possible rheumatic fever. Which question on the admission health history will be most pertinent to ask?
a. "Do you use any illegal IV drugs?"
b. "Have you had a recent sore throat?"
c. "Have you injured your chest in the last few weeks?"
d. "Do you have a family history of congenital heart disease?"
ANS: B
Rheumatic fever occurs as a result of an abnormal immune response to a streptococcal infection. Although illicit IV drug use should be discussed with the patient before discharge, it is not a risk factor for rheumatic fever, and would not be as pertinent when admitting the patient. Family history is not a risk factor for rheumatic fever. Chest injury would cause musculoskeletal chest pain rather than rheumatic fever.
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