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The Patient Has Received Blood Within the Past 6 Hours

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The patient has received blood within the past 6 hours.The patient begins to feel short of breath and calls for the nurse.The nurse finds that the patient is dusky in color with crackles throughout his lungs and is coughing up pink frothy sputum.The nurse calls the physician immediately,knowing that the patient is showing signs of _________________.


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