A 60-year-old male is complaining of mild constant dyspnea….
A 60-year-old male is complaining of mild constant dyspnea. He says he has had a non-productive cough for months and has smoked since he was age 20. Assessment reveals bilateral wheezing. He weighs 60 kg and is afebrile. You suspect
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Your 13-year-old tracheostomy patient is currently being bagged by a panic-stricken home health aide who is delivering ventilations at 24 bpm and squeezing the bag as completely as she can. You take over bagging and realize compliance is not what it should be and listen to lung sounds. You hear diminished breath sounds on the right and note the pulse oximetry reading is now 89%. You should suspect
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