A Patient Has Been Admitted to the Emergency Department with a Possible

question 30

Multiple Choice

A patient has been admitted to the emergency department with a possible medical diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. The nurse expects to see which assessment findings related to this condition?

• A) Absent or decreased breath sounds
• B) Productive cough with thin, frothy sputum
• C) Chest pain that is worse on deep inspiration and dyspnea
• D) Diffuse infiltrates with areas of dullness upon percussion

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