You are now ready to do your physical assessment. For each potential assessment finding for HF, indicate whether the finding indicates left-sided HF (L) or right-sided HF (R)
1. Fatigue, weakness, especially with activity
2. Jugular (neck) vein distention
3. Dependent edema (legs and sacrum)
4. Hacking cough, worse at night
5. Enlarged liver and spleen
6. Exertional dyspnea
7. Distended abdomen
8. Weight gain
9. S3/S4 gallop
10. Crackles and wheezes in lungs
• Assessment findings for left-sided HF: 1, 4, 6, 9, 10
• Assessment findings for right-sided HF: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
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