You are Mr. Abdul’s nurse for the shift. Mr. Abdul tells you…
You are Mr. Abdul’s nurse for the shift. Mr. Abdul tells you about his congestive heart failure (CHF), his 56-pack year cigarette habit, his coronary artery disease, and his complaints of weight gain as well as feeling tired all the time and barely having enough energy to sit up sometimes. You note fine crackles in his lung fields and a moist nonproductive cough. You also note 3+ pitting bilateral edema of his lower extremities and diminished pulses in both lower extremities she palpated. Mr. Abdul’s medical diagnoses, smoking history, weight gain, weakness, shortness of breath on exertion, fine crackles in lung fields, moist cough, and 3+ bilateral pitting edema of his lower extremities all point to a significant problem in fluid balance. What problem does Mr. Abdul have regarding his fluid status? Select all that apply.