NCLEX-PN Practice Q 73

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Which of the following findings is associated with right-sided heart failure?

  

     A. Shortness of breath

     B. Nocturnal polyuria

     C. Daytime oliguria

     D. Crackles in the lungs

    

    

Correct Answer: B. Nocturnal polyuria

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Option B: A decreased renal perfusion during the day leads to excessive fluid retention. As the patient lies down to sleep, renal perfusion improves, and the kidney starts working by excreting the retained fluid, thus experiencing nocturnal polyuria.

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Options A and D: Shortness of breath and crackles in the lungs are symptoms of left-sided heart failure.

Option C: Daytime oliguria does not relate to the client’s diagnosis.

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