The client has experienced a myocardial infarction resulting in damage to the left ventricle.A possible complication the client may experience that the nurse is alert to is:
A) Jugular neck vein distention
B) Pulmonary congestion
C) Peripheral edema
D) Liver enlargement

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Pulmonary congestion may be experienced in left-sided heart failure.Jugular neck vein distention is characteristic of right-sided heart failure.Peripheral edema is characteristic of right-sided heart failure.Hepatomegaly (liver enlargement)is characteristic of right-sided heart failure.

The Client Has Experienced a Myocardial Infarction Resulting in Damage