The most helpful finding in determining left-sided heart failure is:
a. dyspnea.
b. orthopnea.
c. jugular vein distention.
d. an S3 heart sound.
C
Evidence-based research has shown that the most helpful clinical examination finding supportive of left-sided heart failure is jugular vein distention.
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