You are doing discharge teaching with a client who has a diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse. What would be important to include in your teaching to prevent tachycardia and heart palpitations?
A) Avoid coffee.
B) Increase fluid intake.
C) Maintain adequate sodium intake.
D) Avoid strenuous activities.

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Avoiding coffee is important to prevent tachycardia and heart palpitations as caffeine can be a stimulant for the heart. Increasing fluid intake and maintaining adequate sodium intake can be important for other aspects of mitral valve prolapse management, but they do not directly address the prevention of tachycardia and heart palpitations. Avoiding strenuous activities may be important for some individuals with mitral valve prolapse, but it is not specific to preventing tachycardia and heart palpitations.

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