A patient with a recent myocardial infarction was admitted to the hospital with a new diagnosis of mitral valve regurgitation. Which of the following assessment data obtained by the nurse should be immediately communicated to the health care provider? a) The patient has 4+ peripheral edema in both legs. b) The patient has crackles audible throughout the lungs. c) The patient has a loud systolic murmur all across the precordium. d) The patient has a palpable thrill felt over the left anterior chest.
A patient with a recent myocardial infarction was admitted to the hospital with a new diagnosis of mitral valve regurgitation. Which of the following assessment data obtained by the nurse should be immediately communicated to the health care provider?
a) The patient has 4+ peripheral edema in both legs.
b) The patient has crackles audible throughout the lungs.
c) The patient has a loud systolic murmur all across the precordium.
d) The patient has a palpable thrill felt over the left anterior chest.