The nurse is caring for a client newly diagnosed with myocarditis. Which diagnostic test would the nurse find most helpful in confirming the diagnosis?
A) Echocardiography
B) Cardiac isoenzyme level
C) Myocardial biopsy
D) Radionuclide study
C
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When choosing a definitive diagnostic test for myocarditis, a myocardial biopsy is most helpful. All of the other diagnostic tests provide information about the heart but is not as definitive as actually testing the heart muscle.
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a. Arms b. Perineum c. Chest d. Genitalia e. Face
Ambulatory care centers include
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