NAIMMCQ MS The nurse is caring for a burn patient who was stabilized by and transferred from another hospital. The patient develops a new complaint of SOB. On auscultation, the nurse hears crackles throughout the lung field. What does the nurse suspect is causing the patients symptoms?

The nurse is caring for a burn patient who was stabilized by and transferred from another hospital. The patient develops a new complaint of SOB. On auscultation, the nurse hears crackles throughout the lung field. What does the nurse suspect is causing the patients symptoms?

a. pulmonary fluid overload due to fluid resuscitation
b. exposure to carbon monoxide that was undiagnosed
c. fat emboli secondary to extensive injury
d. excessive oxygen therapy at the first facility

Answer: A

NAIMMCQ

The nurse is caring for a burn patient who was stabilized by and transferred from another hospital. The patient develops a new complaint of SOB. On auscultation, the nurse hears crackles throughout the lung field. What does the nurse suspect is causing the patients symptoms?

The nurse is caring for a burn patient who was stabilized by and transferred from another hospital. The patient develops a new complaint of SOB. On auscultation, the nurse hears crackles throughout the lung field. What does the nurse suspect is causing the patients symptoms?

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