【单选题】 The immobile adolescent with a recent fractured femur suddenly complains chest pain, dyspnea, diaphoresis, and tachycardia. Which of the following would the nurse suspect
A.Atelectasis.
B.Pneumonia.
C.Pulmonary edema.
D.Pulmonary emboli.
网考网参考答案:D
网考网解析:
Chest pain and dyspnea in an immobilized adolescent with a large bone fracture suggest a fat embolus. With this condition, fat droplets, rather than a thrombus, are transferred from the marrow into the general blood stream by the venous-arterial route, possibly reaching the lung or brain.
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