While obtaining a nursing history from a 23-year-old man with rheumatic fever,what information related by the patient does the nurse recognize as the most significant?

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Rheumatic fever is a complication of untreated streptococcal infection, so a recent sore throat is significant as it could indicate a strep infection that was not treated with antibiotics. The other options may have potential health concerns, but they are not directly related to the patient's current diagnosis of rheumatic fever.

While Obtaining a Nursing History from a 23-Year-Old Man with Rheumatic