A Patient Is Admitted to the Critical Care Unit with Right-

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with right- and left-sided heart failure.The nurse's assessment reveals that the patient has 3+ pitting edema on the sacrum,blood pressure of 176/98 mm Hg,and bilateral crackles in the lungs.The patient is experiencing shortness of breath and chest discomfort.On the basis of this information,how would the nurse evaluate the patient's preload status?

• A) The patient is hypovolemic and has too little preload.
• B) The patient is experiencing CHF and has too little preload.
• C) The patient is experiencing heart failure and has too much preload.
• D) The patient is hypertensive and the preload is not a factor.

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