A nurse is caring for a client with aortic stenosis whose compensatory mechanisms of the heart have begun to fail. The nurse will monitor the client carefully for which initial symptoms?
a) Exertional dyspnea, orthopnea, pulmonary edema
b) Nausea, vomiting, exertional fatigue
c) Syncope, fever, vomiting
d) Dizziness, nausea, diarrhea
Answer: Exertional dyspnea, orthopnea, pulmonary edema