An Older Patient Is Admitted for Treatment of Fluid Volume

question 22

Multiple Choice

An older patient is admitted for treatment of fluid volume excess. For which serious respiratory complication of fluid volume excess should the nurse assess this patient?

• A)Pulmonary edema
• B)Pulmonary infarction
• C)Pulmonary fibrosis
• D)Pulmonary embolism

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