A Patient Comes to the Emergency Department Complaining of Dyspnea

question 23

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to the emergency department complaining of dyspnea. Based on an analysis of the data provided, what should the nurse suspect is occurring with this patient? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Diagnostic Test } & \text { Patient Results } \\\hline \text { WBC } & 9,000 \mathrm {~mm} ^ { 3 } \\\hline \text { Neutrophils } & 62 \% \\\hline \text { Eosinophils } & 8 \% \\\hline \text { Basophils } & 2 \% \\\hline \text { Monocytes } & 7 \% \\\hline \text { Lymphocytes } & 35 \% \\\hline & \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) pancytopenia
• B) chronic bacterial infections
• C) a respiratory infection
• D) a hypersensitivity response