You Respond to a Patient with Difficulty Breathing

question 78

Multiple Choice

You respond to a patient with difficulty breathing. Upon assessment you notice that the patient is sitting in the tripod position, with marked JVD. The patient has clubbing in the fingers and new pitting edema. You should suspect:

• A) CHF.
• B) COPD.
• C) cor pulmonale.
• D) pulmonary neoplasm.

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