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Consider the following scenario:
A 16-year-old male presents for a sports participation examination. He has no significant medical history and no family history suggestive of risk for premature cardiac death. The patient is examined while sitting slightly recumbent on the exam table and the advanced practice nurse appreciates a grade II/VI systolic murmur heard loudest at the apex of the heart. Other physical findings are within normal limits, the patient denies any cardiovascular symptoms, and a neuromuscular examination is within normal limits. He is cleared with no activity restriction. Later in the season he collapses on the field and dies.
write a 2 page description of how you would diagnose and prescribe treatment for the patient in the scenario. Then explain how the factor you selected (genetics, ethnicity, or behavior) might impact the diagnosis and prescription of treatment for that patient.
Huether, S. E., & McCance, K. L. (2012). Understanding pathophysiology (Laureate custom ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. ◦Chapter 22, “Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems”
Chapter 23, 24.
congenital heart diseases from acquired cardiovascular disorders.

•McPhee, S. J., & Hammer, G. D. (2010). Pathophysiology of disease: An introduction to clinical medicine (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical. ◦Chapter 10, “Cardiovascular Disorders: Heart Disease”

American Heart Association. (2012). Retrieved from https://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/
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