George Kent is a 54-year-old widower with a history of chron…

George Kent is a 54-year-old widower with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was rushed to the emergency department with increasing shortness of breath, pyrexia= (fever), and a productive cough with yellow-green sputum. He has difficulty communicating because of his inability to complete a sentence. One of his sons, Jacob, says he has been unwell for three days. Upon examination, crackles and wheezes can be heard in the lower lobes; he has tachycardia and a bounding pulse. Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.35, PaCO2 68 mm Hg, HCO3  m32 mol/L, and PaO2 60 mm Hg. How would you interpret this?

A client is receiving chemotherapy via a regular IV Saline l…

A client is receiving chemotherapy via a regular IV Saline lock since the implanted port is not flushing. The nurse notes positive blood return 10 minutes earlier but now the client’s arm has begun to blister and the skin around the IV site turning purple. This manifestation is consistent with which condition?