Patient Is Admitted with Heart Failure

question 7

Multiple Choice

Patient is admitted with heart failure.The patient has developed dyspnea with wheezing,a nonproductive cough,and pulmonary crackles that progress to the gurgling sounds of pulmonary edema.The nurse suspects the patient may be developing with problem?

• A) Dyspnea
• B) Orthopnea
• C) Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
• D) Cardiac asthma

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Definitions:

mRNA Sequence

A sequence of nucleotides in messenger RNA that specifies the order of amino acids in a protein.

Transcribed DNA Strand

The strand of DNA that serves as a template for RNA synthesis during the process of transcription.

Introns

Non-coding sections of an RNA transcript, or the DNA encoding it, that are spliced out before the RNA molecule is translated into a protein.

Pre-mRNA

RNA precursor to mRNA in eukaryotes; contains both introns and exons.