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The nurse is caring for a patient with a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who develops cor pulmonale. The nurse should monitor the patient for which expected finding if heart failure is present?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Peripheral edema is a key sign of right-sided heart failure in cor pulmonale, resulting from fluid accumulation due to impaired cardiac pumping.

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