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Title: Which assessment findings will the nurse observe in a patient diagnosed with severe pulmonary edema? ...
Post by: littlej_dvine on Jan 26, 2018
Which assessment findings will the nurse observe in a patient diagnosed with severe pulmonary edema?
 
  a. Thick mucous secretions
  b. Pink, frothy sputum
  c. Hypocapnia
  d. Wheezing


Title: Which assessment findings will the nurse observe in a patient diagnosed with severe pulmonary edema? ...
Post by: whitneyracquel on Jan 26, 2018
ANS: B
In severe edema, pink frothy sputum is expectorated, not thick mucous secretions.
Neither hypocapnia nor wheezing is an expected assessment finding associated with pulmonary edema.


Title: Which assessment findings will the nurse observe in a patient diagnosed with severe pulmonary edema? ...
Post by: littlej_dvine on Jan 26, 2018
Good timing, thanks!