A patient admitted with acute dyspnea is newly diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy.Which information will the nurse plan to teach the patient about managing this disorder?

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The patient should be instructed to notify the health care provider about any worsening of heart failure symptoms.Because dilated cardiomyopathy does not respond well to therapy,even patients with good compliance with therapy may have recurrent episodes of heart failure.Elevation of the legs above the heart will worsen symptoms (although this approach is appropriate for a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy).The patient with terminal or end-stage cardiomyopathy may consider heart transplantation.

A Patient Admitted with Acute Dyspnea Is Newly Diagnosed with Dilated