A Nurse Caring for a Patient with a Pulmonary Embolism

question 13

Multiple Choice

A nurse caring for a patient with a pulmonary embolism expects to find which diagnostic result?

• A) Patchy infiltrates on chest x-ray
• B) Metabolic alkalosis on arterial blood gas
• C) Elevated CO2 level found on end-tidal carbon dioxide monitor
• D) Tachycardia and nonspecific T-wave changes on EKG

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