A nurse assesses a client who has burn injuries and notes crackles in bilateral lung bases,a respiratory rate of 40 breaths/min,and a productive cough with blood-tinged sputum.Which action should the nurse take next?

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Pulmonary edema can result from fluid resuscitation given for burn treatment.This can occur even in a young healthy person.Placing the client in an upright position can relieve lung congestion immediately before other measures can be carried out.Although Lasix may be used to treat pulmonary edema in clients who are fluid overloaded,a client with a burn injury will lose a significant amount of fluid through the broken skin; therefore,Lasix would not be appropriate.Chest physiotherapy will not get rid of fluid.

A Nurse Assesses a Client Who Has Burn Injuries and Notes