The nurse who is caring for a client with a diagnosis of cirrhosis suspects fluid volume excess.The client is experiencing dyspnea,and a respiratory rate of 32,and crackles are heard on the auscultation of the lungs.If a fluid volume excess is present,what additional findings would the nurse expect to note in this client?

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The findings associated in a client experiencing fluid volume excess include cough,dyspnea,crackles,tachypnea,tachycardia,and elevated blood pressure and a bounding pulse,weight gain,edema,neck and hand vein distention,altered level of consciousness,and a decreased hematocrit.

The Nurse Who Is Caring for a Client with a Diagnosis