A Client Is Admitted to the ICU with a Diagnosis

question 13

Multiple Choice

A client is admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of heart failure. The client is exhibiting symptoms of weakness, ascites, weight gain, and jugular vein distention. The nurse would know that the client is exhibiting signs of what kind of heart failure?

• A) Left-sided heart failure
• B) Chronic heart failure
• C) Acute heart failure
• D) Right-sided heart failure

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