The nurse performing a physical assessment of a client's cardiac system is auscultating the carotid arteries for the presence of bruits. What sound would the nurse expect to hear if a bruit is present?
A. A swishing sound resulting from narrowing of the artery
B. A pulsating sound resulting from increased arterial pressure
C. A whistling sound resulting from a stiff noncompliant artery
D. A gurgling sound resulting from blood bypassing an aneurysm
A
A bruit is a swishing sound that may develop in narrowed arteries; bruits are usually associated with atherosclerotic disease.
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