The nurse is reinforcing teaching provided to a patient with aortic stenosis. Which statement indicates that the patient correctly understands what happens in aortic stenosis?
a. "There is impaired emptying of the left ventricle."
b. "There is impaired emptying of the right ventricle."
c. "There is backflow of blood into the left ventricle."
d. "There is backflow of blood into the right ventricle."
ANS: A
Blood flow from the left ventricle into the aorta is obstructed through the stenosed aortic valve, and the left ventricle fails to move blood forward. B. Aortic stenosis does not impair blood flow from the right ventricle. C. D. A backflow of blood into the left or right ventricle does not occur with aortic stenosis.
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