A nurse is collecting data from a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A. Pitting edema of the lower legs. More characteristic of right-sided heart failure or systemic fluid retention; can occur with biventricular failure but not the classic left-sided sign. B. Right upper quadrant pain. RUQ pain suggests liver congestion from right-sided failure, not isolated left-sided failure. C. Shortness of breath while lying down. Orthopnea (dyspnea when supine) results from pulmonary congestion in left-sided heart failure. D. Jugular venous distention. JVD is a sign of elevated systemic venous pressure associated with right-sided heart failure.