A nurse is caring for a patient who suffered a myocardial infarction to the left coronary artery.Upon assessment,the nurse expects to find
A) Blood in the sputum.
B) Distended jugular vein.
C) Peripheral edema.
D) Crackles in the lungs.

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The left coronary artery supplies the left ventricle of the heart; damage to the muscle in the left ventricle leads to pulmonary congestion and frothy sputum,and crackles may be heard.A distended jugular vein and peripheral edema are associated with damage to the right side of the heart.Blood in the sputum is indicative of an infection such as tuberculosis.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Suffered a Myocardial