A Client Comes to the Emergency Department Complaining of Coughing

question 29

Multiple Choice

A client comes to the emergency department complaining of coughing and difficulty breathing. The diagnosis is heart failure. The client asks the nurse how difficulty breathing could be a heart problem. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.

• A) "The right side of your heart has enlarged, and cannot effectively pump blood."
• B) "What you have is called congestive heart failure."
• C) "The left side of your heart is weak, and pumps blood too quickly."
• D) "The right side of your heart has weakened and blood has entered your lungs."
• E) "The left side of your heart has weakened and blood backs up into your lungs."

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