A client in the ICU has a history of hypertension, CAD, and…
A client in the ICU has a history of hypertension, CAD, and chronic systolic heart failure. On assessment, the nurse notes the client has pitting edema of the ankles and moist rales heard in the bilateral lung bases. The client’s serum sodium is 129 mEq/L. The client would most benefit from:
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The client has acute lung injury (ALI) and is ventilated with an FiO2 of 50%, 10cmH2O of PEEP, tidal volume of 750mL, and a rate of 16 breaths per minute. Coarse rhonchi are heard over the upper airways and the client has become agitated with an O2 saturation of 85%. Which priority action should the nurse take?
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