During a routine physical examination of a 70-year-old patient,a blowing sound is auscultated over the carotid artery.The nurse notifies the medical provider of the unexpected physical finding,which is known as which of the following?
A)Clubbing.
B)Bruit.
C)Right-sided heart failure.
D)Phlebitis.

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A bruit is the sound of turbulence of blood passing through a narrowed blood vessel.A bruit can reflect cardiovascular disease in the carotid artery of middle-aged to older persons.Clubbing of the fingers is due to insufficient oxygenation at the periphery resulting from conditions such as chronic emphysema and congenital heart disease.Jugular venous distension,not bruit,is a possible sign of right-sided heart failure.In some patients with heart disease,the jugular veins are distended when the patients sit.Phlebitis is an inflammation of a vein that occurs commonly after trauma to the vessel wall,infection,immobilization,and prolonged insertion of intravenous catheters.It affects predominantly peripheral veins.

During a Routine Physical Examination of a 70-Year-Old Patient,a Blowing