A Patient Diagnosed with Sepsis Suddenly Develops Dyspnea, Crackles, Hypertension

question 33

Multiple Choice

A patient diagnosed with sepsis suddenly develops dyspnea, crackles, hypertension, bounding pulses, agitation, and confusion. The nurse recognizes these are symptoms of which of the following?

• A)noncardiogenic pulmonary edema
• B)right-sided heart failure
• C)left-sided heart failure
• D)constrictive pericarditis

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