A nurse is caring for a client who has a respiratory illness that has resulted in chronic hypoxia. Which of these conditions can develop as a result of long-term hypoxia?

A. Exophthalmos Associated with Graves’ disease, not hypoxia. B. Gastric ulcerations Not typically caused by chronic hypoxia. C. Cardiac enlargement Chronic hypoxia increases cardiac workload, especially on the right side, leading to cor pulmonale (cardiac enlargement). D. Urinary tract infections UTIs are unrelated to chronic hypoxia.