While Monitoring a Patient on the Ventilator Being Treated for Pneumonia

question 26

Multiple Choice

While monitoring a patient on the ventilator being treated for pneumonia you notice continued fever spikes,elevated white blood cell count,and repeated positive cultures.What term is used to describe this clinical finding?

• A)Toxicity of pneumonia
• B)Noncompliance of treatment regimen
• C)Treatment resolutions
• D)Treatment failure

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