A nurse is monitoring a patient with Congestive heart failure and notes a gain of 2 kg in 24 hours, bilateral crackles on auscultation and jugular venous distention. These findings are most consistent with:
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Correct answer: Fluid volume excess
Rapid weight gain, crackles, JVD indicate fluid retention and overload (hypervolemia or fluid volume excess).
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