You are caring for a client with suspected right-sided heart failure. What would you know that clients with suspected right-sided heart failure may experience?
A) Increased urine output
B) Gradual unexplained weight gain
C) Increased perspiration
D) Sleeping in a chair or recliner

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Clients with right-sided heart failure may experience gradual unexplained weight gain due to fluid buildup in the body (edema) caused by the heart's inability to pump blood effectively. Increased urine output (Option A) and increased perspiration (Option C) are not commonly associated with right-sided heart failure. Sleeping in a chair or recliner (Option D) may help alleviate symptoms of breathlessness while lying flat but is not a specific symptom of right-sided heart failure.

You Are Caring for a Client with Suspected Right-Sided Heart