Read the Following Emergency Department Course Excerpt: She Had Poor

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Read the following Emergency Department Course excerpt: She had poor circulation, so she was given IVF and transfused with 2 units of blood (prbcs) . An ABG showed hypoxemia and hypercapnia, both of which improved on follow-up ABG after she was intubated. The pulmonology team was contacted; the team decided bronchoscopy would be best.
According to the excerpt, which of the following is NOT true?

• A) A team that specializes in the lungs was contacted.
• B) Her arterial blood gases revealed insufficient oxygen and excessive carbon dioxide.
• C) The ABG was most likely administered in order to test her blood circulation.
• D) The patient was given intravenous fluids and a blood transfusion.
• E) The patient will probably undergo a procedure to look inside her bronchi.

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