A nurse is caring for an 80-year-old patient with COPD and suspects right-sided heart failure after assessing and recording the data.What should decrease with right-sided heart failure?

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With right-sided heart failure, there is a decrease in cardiac output, which can lead to decreased blood flow to the kidneys and decrease in urine output. Blood pressure may actually increase due to fluid retention, respirations may be increased due to shortness of breath, and heart rate may be variable depending on the response of the body to the decreased cardiac output.

A Nurse Is Caring for an 80-Year-Old Patient with COPD