Time: 1000 AM You are the Respiratory Therapist assigned to…
Time: 1000 AM You are the Respiratory Therapist assigned to the ER. Mr. J.D. is a 69 y/o male (124 lbs, 5’7), arrives at the ER with severe shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, productive cough, and fever. Patient with a past medical history of COPD-Emphysema, HTN, DM Type 2, Which of the following should be evaluated during the initial assessment? (SELECT AS MANY as you consider indicated)
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