A client admitted with cirrhosis has an enlarged liver, which the nurse suspects is congested with venous blood. Which clinical manifestation would support the nurse's suspicion?
A. Left upper quadrant pain
B. Pulmonary congestion
C. Jaundice
D. Vomiting
B
Cardiac cirrhosis is characterized by an enlarged liver congested with venous blood, because the liver serves as a reservoir for large amounts of venous blood that the heart cannot pump into the systemic circulation. Clients with this type of cirrhosis have pulmonary congestion, such as crackles.
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A) True B) False
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