The patient is dying. The patient's sibling insisted on intravenous fluids because she stated, "My brother wants to live." The nurse assesses this patient. Which of the following are expected findings? Select all that apply.
A) The nurse notes the presence of inspiratory and expiratory crackles in all lung fields.
B) The nurse notes that there is increasing edema in the patient's ankles and feet bilaterally.
C) The patient has developed ascites.
D) The patient has lost six pounds from last week.
E) The nurse learns during shift report that the patient vomited three times during the night shift.
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