The nurse is assessing a child with suspected infective endocarditis. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse interpret as a sign of extracardiac emboli?

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Roth spots are retinal hemorrhages with white or pale centers and can be a sign of extracardiac emboli in infective endocarditis, indicating the spread of infection or embolic phenomena beyond the heart.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Child with Suspected Infective Endocarditis