The nurse assesses a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)who has been admitted with increasing dyspnea over the past 3 days. Which finding is important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?

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The increase in respiratory rate indicates respiratory distress and a need for rapid interventions such as administration of O? or medications. The other findings are common chronic changes occurring in patients with COPD.

The Nurse Assesses a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease