A 70-Year-Old Patient Is Being Seen in the Clinic for Severe

question 5

Multiple Choice

A 70-year-old patient is being seen in the clinic for severe exacerbation of his heart failure. Which of these findings is the nurse most likely to observe in this patient?

• A) Fever, dry nonproductive cough, and diminished breath sounds
• B) Rasping cough, thick mucoid sputum, wheezing, and bronchitis
• C) Productive cough, dyspnea, weight loss, anorexia, and tuberculosis
• D) Shortness of breath, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and ankle edema

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