A Patient Diagnosed with Heart Failure Asks the Nurse If

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient diagnosed with heart failure asks the nurse if the problem is in the right or left side of the heart. Which symptom would indicate to the nurse that left-sided heart failure is occurring?

• A) Elevated neck veins
• B) Respiration of 36 per minute
• C) Dependent edema
• D) Right upper quadrant pain

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