While taking a nursing history of a client recently diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy, which information does the nurse recognize as significant to his health problem?
1. A history of living in Europe
2. A family history of cardiomyopathy
3. Excessive alcohol use
4. History of depression
A history of living in Europe
Rationale: The most common cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy is from a parasitic infection that is seen primarily in Africa, Europe, and India. A family history of cardiomyopathy is most common with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Excessive alcohol use is associated with dilated cardiomyopathy. Depression is not related to the cause of cardiomyopathy.
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