The nurse administers prescribed therapies for a patient with cor pulmonale and right-sided heart failure.Which assessment would best evaluate the effectiveness of the therapies?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Cor pulmonale is right ventricular failure caused by pulmonary hypertension,so clinical manifestations of right ventricular failure such as peripheral edema,jugular venous distention,and right upper-quadrant abdominal tenderness would be expected.Crackles in the lungs are likely to be heard with left-sided heart failure.Findings in cor pulmonale include evidence of right ventricular hypertrophy on electrocardiogram ECG and an increase in intensity of the second heart sound.Heaves or thrills are not common with cor pulmonale.Chronic hypoxemia leads to polycythemia and increased total blood volume and viscosity of the blood.The hemoglobin and hematocrit values are more likely to be elevated with cor pulmonale than decreased.

The Nurse Administers Prescribed Therapies for a Patient with Cor