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A 78-year-old client has initiated a telehealth visit with the nurse due to feeling more fatigued than usual.  The patient has a cough and audible crackles upon expiration.  The client’s telehealth intake survey performed by an RN prior to the visit reveals the following:

Medical History=hypertension, coronary heart disease, COPD, CHF, depression, and osteoarthritis
BP=160/90
Today’s weight= 248 lbs (6 lbs more than yesterday)
Cough and crackles started yesterday evening.
Last medical visit=6 weeks ago
Current medications=furosemide 40 mg one PO BID, lisinopril 10 mg one PO daily, potassium chloride 10 mEq one PO daily, budesamide inhaler 2 puffs BID, albuterol neb 0.3/5 mL PRN,

Carvedilol 6.25 mg one PO daily, fluoxetine 20 mg one PO BID, diclofenac 20 mg one PO BID,

Cyclobenzaprine 10 mg one PO q 6 hours PRN, certrizine 10 mg one PO daily, oxygen 1.5 L per nasal cannula

Social history=lives with elderly wife who takes care of grandson after son’s wife died

 

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statements below by selecting from the list of options provided.  The nurse recognizes that the client is having a problem with _________1_____________.  _________2_______ and _________2_______ are symptoms that require ___________3______________.

 

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