While Taking a History, a Nurse Learns That a Patient

While taking a history, a nurse learns that a patient had rheumatic heart disease as a child. Based on this information, what abnormal data might this nurse expect to find during an examination?

A) An extra beat just before the S2 heart sound heard during auscultation
B) A raspy machine-like or blowing sound heard during auscultation
C) A prominent thrust of the heart against the chest wall felt on palpation
D) A visible indentation of pericardial tissue noted during inspection

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