A Patient Diagnosed with Complete Right-Sided Heart Failure

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient diagnosed with complete right-sided heart failure.For which additional health problem should the nurse collect data on this patient?

• A) Dissecting aorta
• B) Cor pulmonale
• C) Carotid artery stenosis
• D) Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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