Multiple Choice
A health-care provider has decided to perform transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) on a patient to determine the severity of a valvular abnormality.Which of the following conditions in the patient would most likely cause the provider to choose this method over conventional echocardiography?
A) Obesity
B) Bleeding disorder
C) Esophageal varices
D) Unstable cardiac status
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