Jessica is a nurse and works in the Emergency room departmentat the nearby hospital . On her last shift, a 70 year old man wasbrought by the EMT with various complaint or symptoms. Theseincluded : severe shortness of breath on exertion, and for reliefhe had needed to sleep on three pillows at night. Jessica with theER physician did a physical assessment and it was obvious that theman’s ankles, feet and even his fingers were quite swollen. Severaltests were done which included an EKG, oximetry, and various bloodtests. The man was admitted and diagnosed with Right Side HeartFailure
Put these steps in order BY SELECTING A LETTER and writing itnext to each NUMBER below, These steps are related to his symtomsand right side of the heart fails,
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A. As a result too much blood remains in right pump.
B. Blood stagnates or pools within body organs
C. Consequently, this widespread pooling of fluid impair theability of body cells to obtain adequate nutrients and oxygen andto rid themselves of wastes.
D Oxygen poor blood returning in Right Atrium/ventricle cannotexit fast enough to Lungs
E. Peripheral Edema occurs.
F.Pooled blood leads to fluid leaking in the tissuespaces.
G. This swelling or congestion will be most noticeable in theextremities (feet, ankles, and fingers
H. Thus, Venae Cavae have difficulty bringing blood within theheart chambers
