While taking a history, a nurse learns a client has heart failure. He reports having a cough with frothy sputum and awakening during the night to urinate
Based on this information, what abnormal data might this nurse expect to find during an examination?
Of the abnormal data listed below, numbers ____________________ might be expected in a client with heart failure. (Your answer should appear as numbers separated by commas and spaces [e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4].)
1. S4 heart sound
2. Dyspnea
3. Jugular vein distension
4. Pericardial friction rub
5. Edema of ankle and feet at the end of the day
6. S3 heart sound
ANS:
2, 3, 5, 6
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