The intensive care nurse is performing a cardiac assessment on a newly admitted older adult client and notes the following findings: peripheral edema, jugular venous distention of 5 cm above the sternal angle when the client is at a 45-degree angle, and an enlarged liver. Based on this data, which diagnosis does the nurse suspect?
A) Pulmonary edema.
B) Left-sided heart failure.
C) Myocardial infarction.
D) Right-sided heart failure.
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