A Nurse in ICU (Intensive Care Unit) Has Been Assigned

A nurse in ICU (intensive care unit) has been assigned to the rapid response team for the day. She is called to the medical surgical floor to the room of a 69 year old woman who was admitted for pneumonia. Her nurse reports that she has been fatigued and difficult to arouse all day, with shallow breathing and restlessness. In the last hour, her blood pressure has risen to 166/88 and her respirations are 30/minute. What does the nurse suspect might have happened?

A) Pulmonary edema
B) Myocardial infarction
C) Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D) Acute respiratory distress syndrome

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