You arrive at a residence where you find a woman in her early 60s. She is anxious, tachycardic, and her fingertips and lips are blue. As you assess her, she coughs up frothy sputum, and you hear crackles and some wheezing as you check for breath sounds. What condition do these findings indicate? A. Spontaneous pneumothoraxB. EmphysemaC. BronchitisD. Congestive heart failure

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Tiffany Downs

Biology

23 April, 20:24

You arrive at a residence where you find a woman in her early 60s. She is anxious, tachycardic, and her fingertips and lips are blue. As you assess her, she coughs up frothy sputum, and you hear crackles and some wheezing as you check for breath sounds. What condition do these findings indicate? A. Spontaneous pneumothoraxB. EmphysemaC. BronchitisD. Congestive heart failure

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Ryleigh Mcfarland · Answer 1

Congestive Heart Failure.

Explanation:

Congestive heart failure may be defined as a type of the chronic condition that might affect the pumping of the heart muscles. The fluid gets accumulated in the heart.

The congestive heart failure cannot be easily marked in youngsters but can be marked easily in the old persons. The individual feels difficulty in breathing and may also suffer from the tachycardia. Excessive sweating and change in the nail color is common in severe heart failure.

Thus, the correct answer is option (D).