Ati lpn med surg cardiac proctored test
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has right-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Explanation & Rationale
A. Productive cough: More typical of pulmonary disease or left-sided failure with pulmonary congestion; not a hallmark of right-sided HF. B. Dizziness: Can occur with low cardiac output from either side but is nonspecific and not a classic sign of right-sided failure. C. Hepatomegaly: Right-sided failure leads to systemic venous congestion, causing liver enlargement and RUQ discomfort. D. Crackles: Crackles indicate pulmonary congestion and are characteristic of left-sided heart failure rather than isolated right-sided failure.
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