卫生资格考试

【单选题】 A client with left-sided heart failure complains of increasing shortness of breath and is agitated and coughing up pink-tinged, foamy sputum. The nurse should recognize these as signs and symptoms of
A．right-sided heart failure.
B．acute pulmonary edema.
C．pneumonia.
D．cardiogenic shock.

网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
Because of decreased contractility and increased fluid volume and pressure in clients with heart failure, fluid may be driven from the pulmonary capillary beds into the alveoli, causing pulmonary edema. In right-sided heart failure, the client exhibits hepatomegaly, jugular vein distention, and peripheral edema. In pneumonia, the client would have a temperature spike, and sputum that varies in color. A client in cardiogenic shock would show signs of hypotension and tachycardia. 查看试题解析出处>>