A client who has a heart murmur due to vegetative growth on the leaflets of the heart valves asks the nurse what caused this condition. The best reply is:
1. "Alcohol and nicotine abuse use over many years."
2. "A residual virus following a bout of childhood chickenpox."
3. "Strep throat or respiratory infection, resulting in rheumatic fever."
4. "Uncontrolled triglycerides and cholesterol."
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Rationale: Rheumatic fever inflames the myocardium, and can cause vegetation to grow on the leaflets of the heart valve. Rheumatic fever results from untreated or incomplete treatment of strep throat.
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