Which Clinical Finding Should The Nurse Identify In A Client Who Is Admitted With Cardiac Cirrhosis

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Which Clinical Finding Should The Nurse Identify In A Client Who Is Admitted With Cardiac Cirrhosis

? A. Jaundice B. Vomiting C. Peripheral edema D. Left upper quadrant pain
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C Four types of cirrhosis include: alcoholic, post-necrotic, bilary and cardiac cirrhosis, which is associated with severe right sided heart failure, so peripheral edema (C) is most consisted with right sided heart failure. Although (A) and (B) can occur in all types of cirrhosis, the most defining characteristic of cardiac cirrhosis is related to heart failure. Hepatic engorgement can occur in a client with HF or cirrhosis and cause right upper quadrant pain, not (D)

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