The home care nurse visits a client who has dyspnea. The nurse notes the client has pitting edema in his feet and ankles. What additional assessment would the nurse expect to observe?

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Dyspnea and pitting edema in the feet and ankles are indicative of heart failure, which often presents with crackles in the lower lobes due to fluid accumulation in the lungs. Inspiratory and expiratory stridor as well as wheezing in the upper lobes are not commonly associated with heart failure.

The Home Care Nurse Visits a Client Who Has Dyspnea