Mrs. J is a 63-year-old woman admitted to the ICU for acute decompensated heart failure and acute exacerbation of COPD. She has a history of hypertension, chronic heart failure, and COPD, but continues to smoke two packs a day. Upon admission, she displayed symptoms of fever, productive cough, nausea, malaise, inability to perform ADLs, and difficulty breathing. Interventions included IV medications to control heart failure and COPD symptoms, oxygen, and inhaled bronchodilators and corticosteroids. A critical thinking essay is required to evaluate Mrs. J's situation and the appropriateness of interventions, discuss conditions leading to heart failure, recommend nursing interventions for multiple drug interactions