You are the RT assigned to the rapid response team for the d…
You are the RT assigned to the rapid response team for the day, a call overhead sends you to a patient’s room that has the following clinical symptoms: diaphoretic, moderate intercostal retraction with rapid, shallow breathing and SpO2 reading of 88% on 100% NRB. Which of the following would suggest that this patient is exhibiting signs of respiratory muscle decompensation and is in impending respiratory failure?
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