Multiple Choice
The nurse is assessing a client in the third trimester of pregnancy. What physiologic changes in the client are expected?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
A) The client's chest circumference has increased by 6 cm during the pregnancy.
B) The client has a narrowed subcostal angle.
C) The client is using thoracic breathing.
D) The client may have epistaxis.
E) The client has a productive cough.
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