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The Nurse Recognizes That Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation Are Indicated

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The nurse recognizes that intubation and mechanical ventilation are indicated for a patient in status asthmaticus when


A) ventricular dysrhythmias and dyspnea occur.
B) loud wheezes are audible throughout the lungs.
C) pulsus paradoxus is greater than 40 mm Hg.
D) fatigue and an O2 saturation of 88% develop.

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