Which historical fact is of greatest value to a nurse who is interviewing a client being admitted for possible mitral regurgitation?
A) Congenital neural tube defect
B) Rheumatic fever
C) One-pack-a-day smoker for 20 years
D) Pacemaker inserted 2 years ago
B
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Rheumatic fever and subsequent heart disease is the prominent cause of valvular insufficiency. Congenital neural tube defect is associated with spina bifida not mitral regurgitation. Smoking and insertion of pacemaker are significant to heart disorders but not of greatest value as rheumatic fever.
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