You are called to the scene of a 56-year-old complaining of severe dyspnea. The patient has a history of asthma and right-sided heart failure. Before your arrival, the patient had used a prescribed inhaler containing a beta-agonist and steroids without relief of symptoms. Select the three (3) assessments findings that you would expect to find with this patient? Pedal edema. Pink, frothy sputum. A decreasing pulse-rate. Accessory muscle usage. Diminished lung sounds. A decreasing blood pressure.
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