To determine the effectiveness of prescribed therapies for a client with cor pulmonale and right-sided heart failure, which of the following assessments should the nurse make?
A)Lung sounds
B)Heart sounds
C)Blood pressure
D)Peripheral edema

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Cor pulmonale is right ventricular failure caused by pulmonary hypertension, so clinical manifestations of right ventricular failure such as peripheral edema, jugular vein distension, and right upper-quadrant abdominal tenderness would be expected.
Abnormalities in lung sounds, blood pressure, or heart sounds are not caused by cor pulmonale.

To Determine the Effectiveness of Prescribed Therapies for a Client