Question # 38

During routine auscultation the nurse hears a pericardial friction rub that is loudest when the patient leans forward. The patient reports positional chest pain. These findings most strongly support:

Options:

A.

Acute pericarditis

B.

Mitral stenosis

C.

Aortic dissection

D.

Stable angina

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