ATI RN
ATI n269 Med Surg Comprehensive Exam Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A nurse is performing a cardiac assessment on a client and auscultates an S3 sound. The nurse should recognize that this sound represents which of the following heart conditions?
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Rationale: An S3 heart sound is known as a ventricular gallop and occurs during the rapid filling phase of the ventricle in early diastole. It is commonly heard in conditions like heart failure, where the ventricles are overfilled, or in younger individuals with healthy hearts.
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