A patient develops increasing dyspnea and hypoxemia 2 days after heart surgery. To determine whether the patient has acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or pulmonary edema caused by heart failure,the nurse will plan to assist with
A) obtaining a ventilation-perfusion scan.
B) drawing blood for arterial blood gases.
C) positioning the patient for a chest x-ray.
D) insertion of a pulmonary artery catheter.
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