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A patient in the intensive care unit is diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Select the most appropriate description of this syndrome. 

Which of the following are signs indicating the development of an acute tension pneumothorax? (Select all that apply)

Which of the following are signs indicating the development of an acute tension pneumothorax? (Select all that apply)

Which of the following tests is used to assess the saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen? 

A patient with Guillain-Barre syndrome asks whether he is going to die as the paralysis spreads toward his chest. In responding to the patient, the nurse knows that:

A patient in the intensive care unit is diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Select the most appropriate description of this syndrome. 

A patient with cirrhosis has pitting edema of the feet and legs. Which information collected by the nurse would indicate the rationale for this?

What two factors are used to calculate cardiac output? 

The presence of albumin in the urine is an indication of damage to the:

Which is the correct sequence as blood travels through these structures?a – Pulmonary veinsb – Pulmonary arteriesc – Lungsd – Right ventriclee – Left atrium