When the patient asks what a TEE is and what it is expected to do, the nurse explains that the TEE is a transesophageal echocardiogram, which:
1. measures conductivity.
2. records force of contraction.
3. evaluates efficiency of the valves.
4. checks volume of the preload.
3
A TEE evaluates the valve efficiency.
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