A patient with heart failure begins to cough pink frothy sputum. Which pressure should the nurse assess to confirm this manifestation?

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1. Central venous pressure would not be used to confirm the patient's symptom.
2. The pulmonary capillary wedge pressure would be elevated in pulmonary edema. This is the pressure that the nurse would assess to confirm the patient's symptom.
3. The arterial pressure would not be used to confirm the patient's symptom.
4. The right arterial pressure would not be used to confirm the patient's symptom.

A Patient with Heart Failure Begins to Cough Pink Frothy