The nurse is assessing a patient at risk for valvular disease and finds pitting edema. This finding is a sign for which type of valvular disease?
a. Mitral valve stenosis and insufficiency
b. Aortic valve stenosis and insufficiency
c. Tricuspid valve prolapse
d. Mitral valve prolapse
Answer: c. Tricuspid valve prolapse
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