A patient who is 4 hours post operative for a surgical repair for gastrointestinal bleeding. Suddenly he begins to experience Dyspnea, chest pain and coughing up purulent sputum. What complication is he most likely experiencing?

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The condition that the symptoms of Dyspnea, chest pain and purulent sputum are a cause of is hypostatic pneumonia. A patient is at risk for this after surgery if they remain immobile, are breathing ineffectively and are unable to mobilize their respiratory secretions.

A Patient Who Is 4 Hours Post Operative for a Surgical