The nurse is auscultating the heart of a client with pericarditis. In this client, S1 and S2 heart sounds can be described as:
a. more pronounced c. S1 absent
b. muffled d. S2 absent
B
The S1 and S2 sounds in a client with pericarditis are often muffled and hard to hear because of fluid accumulation.
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