Which assessment finding would the nurse expect in a patient with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) who presents to the emergency department with indications of alveolar edema?
a) Severe dyspnea or difficulty breathing, often described as "air hunger" or "feeling like drowning"
b) Crackles or rales on auscultation of the lungs
c) Pink frothy sputum
d) Increased respiratory rate (tachypnea)