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A client is told that they have cardiac valve leaflets, or cusps, that are floppy and fail to shut completely, permitting blood flow even when the valve should be completely closed. The nurse knows that this condition can lead to heart failure and is referred to as: Pericardial effusion Valvular regurgitation Valvular stenosis Infective endocarditis

Name: a client is told that they have cardiac valve leaflets or cusps that are floppy and fail to shut completely permitting blood flow even when the valve should be completely closed the nurse kn 77393
Uploaded: 2023-01-12T12:33:59-08:00
Duration: 3 min 13 s
Channel: Madhur L
Description: a client is told that they have cardiac valve leaflets or cusps that are floppy and fail to shut completely permitting blood flow even when the valve should be completely closed the nurse kn 77393

          A client is told that they have cardiac valve leaflets, or cusps, that are floppy and fail to shut
completely, permitting blood flow even when the valve should be completely closed. The nurse
knows that this condition can lead to heart failure and is referred to as:

Pericardial effusion
Valvular regurgitation
Valvular stenosis
Infective endocarditis

a client is told that they have cardiac valve leaflets or cusps that are floppy and fail to shut completely permitting blood flow even when the valve should be completely closed the nurse kn 77393

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A client is told that they have cardiac valve leaflets, or cusps, that are floppy and fail to shut completely, permitting blood flow even when the valve should be completely closed. The nurse knows that this condition can lead to heart failure and is referred to as: Pericardial effusion Valvular regurgitation Valvular stenosis Infective endocarditis