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Read the Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: "Physical Exam

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Read the excerpt from a patient's health record: "Physical Exam: RR: 30; HR: 92; Temp: 102.1°F; BP: 90/57; Pulse ox: 89%. Mild cyanosis with slight respiratory distress. Her nose and mouth are a little dry. HEENT: Her ear drums and ear canals are normal. CV: tachycardic, no murmur. Her pulses are a little weak. Resp: Tachypneic, shallow breaths, breath sounds are weaker than normal bilaterally." According to this patient's physical examination, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT


A) the patient had a slight bluish color to her skin.
B) the patient had a rapid heartbeat.
C) the patient was febrile.
D) the patient was not having respiration difficulties.
E) the patient's breathing was rapid, shallow, and weak sounding.

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