Multiple Choice
When assessing a patient's cardiovascular system, the nurse notes a high pitched scratchy sound at the apex of the heart.The nurse recognizes this as rubbing between the two walls of the sac surrounding and protecting the heart, called the:
A) Pericardium
B) Myocardium
C) Endocardium
D) Pleural space
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