Question

A client diagnosed with heart failure presents with a temperature of 99.1° F, pulse 100 beats/minute, respirations 42 breaths/minute, BP 110/50 mm Hg; crackles in both lung bases; nausea; and pulse oximeter reading of 89%. Which finding indicates a need for immediate attention?

(a)- Lung's congestion
(b)- Heart Failure
(c)- Brain haemorrhage
(d)- None of these

Answer 1

The correct answer is option (a)- "Lung's congestion".

Step-by-step explanation:

Lung's congestion is the presence of blood into alveoli as a result of an infection, high blood pressure, or cardiac insufficiencies. This pathology needs immediate attention because it could lead to death as a result of suffocation. A client diagnosed with heart failure presenting lung's congestion needs immediate attention.