The nurse teaches a client with superior vena cava syndrome that improvement is characterized by which clinical manifestation?

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With superior vena cava syndrome,blood flow through the vena cava is compromised as a result of tumor growth.Blood backs up into the periphery,and the client experiences upper body swelling,including the hands and feet.Compression of the superior vena cava has no effect on breath sounds.This would occur when blood is impeded from leaving the lungs,and with disorders that affect the left side of the heart.Back pain is not associated with this disorder.

The Nurse Teaches a Client with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome