When a client is admitted to the hospital with clinical manifestations of left ventricular heart failure, the nurse would question the client about
A) abdominal pain.
B) breathlessness.
C) leg swelling.
D) nausea.

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To some degree, exertional dyspnea occurs in all clients. Therefore the nurse should elicit a description of the degree of exertion that results in the sensation of breathlessness from the client with clinical manifestations of heart failure.

When a Client Is Admitted to the Hospital with Clinical