Multiple Choice
The nurse assesses a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who has been admitted with increasing dyspnea over the last 3 days.Which finding is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?
A) Respirations are 36 breaths/minute.
B) Anterior-posterior chest ratio is 1:1.
C) Lung expansion is decreased bilaterally.
D) Hyperresonance to percussion is present.
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