A Patient Admitted to the Hospital with an Exacerbation of Her

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of her chronic heart failure tells the nurse she was fine when she went to bed but woke up feeling as if she were suffocating.What is the best way for the nurse to document this assessment information?

• A) Pulsus alternans
• B) Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
• C) Two-pillow orthopnea
• D) Acute bilateral pleural effusion

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