Multiple Choice
A 50-year-old patient who is 72 hours post-operative repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm suddenly becomes dyspneic and his respiratory rate increases from 24 to 40/min. An arterial blood gas sample obtained while the patient is receiving oxygen via a nasal cannula at 6L/min reveals pH of 7.50, pCO2 of 31 and pO2 of 48. A chest x-ray is obtained and a "ground-glass-like appearance" is reported. Auscultation of the lungs reveals basilar rales that were not previously present. On the basis of this information, the nurse should suspect that the patient has developed
A) a pulmonary embolus.
B) bacterial pneumonia.
C) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
D) acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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