A client is admitted with cirrhosis and hepatopulmonary syndrome. Which clinical manifestation does the nurse monitor for progression or resolution of this problem?
a. Right upper quadrant pain
b. Crackles on auscultation
c. Skin and scleral jaundice
d. Nausea and vomiting
B
An increase in intra-abdominal pressure from ascites can lead to hepatopulmonary syndrome. This is manifested by dyspnea and crackles on auscultation. The other symptoms are consistent with liver disease but are not specific to respiratory involvement.
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Services that involve telecommunications in health care delivery had their beginnings in the
a. 1940s c. 1960s b. 1950s d. 1970s
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