A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department with Shortness

A patient is brought to the emergency department with shortness of breath, a respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute, intercostal retractions, and frothy, pink sputum. The nurse caring for this patient will expect to administer which drug?

A) Furosemide [Lasix]
B) Hydrochlorothiazide [HydroDIURIL]
C) Mannitol [Osmitrol]
D) Spironolactone [Aldactone]

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