A physician would like to test a patient with possible heart failure for a defective heart valve, the volume of blood that is pumped from the heart with each heartbeat, and any enlargement of the heart wall muscles. The nurse should arrange for
1. Arteriography.
2. A computed tomography (CT) scan.
3. An echocardiogram.
4. Electrocardiography.
ANS: 3
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