The client comes to the Emergency Department complaining of coughing and difficulty breathing.The client's diagnosis is heart failure.He asks the nurse how difficulty breathing could be a heart problem.What is the best response by the nurse? Select all that apply.

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B) Difficulty breathing in heart failure, particularly left-sided heart failure, is due to the heart's inability to pump blood efficiently. This inefficiency leads to a backlog of fluid that can leak into the lungs, causing pulmonary congestion and difficulty breathing.C) The term "congestive heart failure" accurately describes the condition where the heart's function as a pump is inadequate to meet the body's needs, leading to congestion in the body's tissues, including the lungs, which can cause difficulty breathing.

The Client Comes to the Emergency Department Complaining of Coughing