A patient is admitted with pericarditis. A nurse assessing heart sounds may be expected to hear:
A) Murmurs
B) Snaps and clicks
C) Gallop
D) Friction rub
Ans: D
Feedback: In pericarditis, a friction rub is caused by the abrasion of the pericardial surfaces during the cardiac cycle. Murmurs are caused by turbulent flow of blood, snaps and clicks are caused by stenosis of the mitral valve, and gallop sounds are caused by impeded blood flow during diastole into the ventricle.
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