A patient is very short of breath. Which finding should cause the nurse to consider that the shortness of breath might be due to heart failure?

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1. Echocardiogram would reflect left ventricular hypertrophy, not right ventricular enlargement.
2. A BNP greater than 100 pg/mL suggests heart failure as a cause of dyspnea.
3. Many patients with heart failure will have a reduced ejection fraction of less than 40%.
4. Hyponatremia is commonly found in the patient with heart failure.

A Patient Is Very Short of Breath